{"product_id":"the-guest-house","title":"The Guest House","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis being human is a guest house.\u003cbr\u003eEvery morning a new arrival.\u003cbr\u003eA joy, a depression, a meanness,\u003cbr\u003esome momentary awareness comes\u003cbr\u003eAs an unexpected visitor.\u003cbr\u003eWelcome and entertain them all!\u003cbr\u003eEven if they’re a crowd of sorrows,\u003cbr\u003ewho violently sweep your house\u003cbr\u003eempty of its furniture,\u003cbr\u003estill treat each guest honorably.\u003cbr\u003eHe may be clearing you out\u003cbr\u003efor some new delight.\u003cbr\u003eThe dark thought, the shame, the malice,\u003cbr\u003emeet them at the door laughing,\u003cbr\u003eand invite them in.\u003cbr\u003eBe grateful for whoever comes,\u003cbr\u003ebecause each has been sent\u003cbr\u003eas a guide from beyond.\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cem\u003eRumi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a growing audience of parents who want to draw their children off-screen back to books, but especially to works which subtly and enjoyably offer their offspring ideas which can help them navigate difficulties in their lives.  This Rumi poem, recast as a exquisitely illustrated story by one of the world’s top illustrators of children’s books, teaches us how to welcome hardships in our lives as guests and to see them as transformative opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an exciting way to introduce young people and their parents to a few of the key teachings of the world-famous Sufi poet Rumi (1207-1273), who is considered to be the best-selling poet in America today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Furthest Boundary Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55525616353656,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/8543\/5158\/files\/FurthestBoundaryBookImages-405.png?v=1775746255","url":"https:\/\/furthestboundarybookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-guest-house","provider":"Furthest Boundary Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}