What does Tahira do?
Through the power of her bond with God, Tahira uses prayer to help people to shift their perspective to transcend their everyday concerns and become aware of the reality of being alive. In other words, she helps people to connect to those telephone lines.
Some people have pain and darkness in their lives. Tahira cannot erase these things, but her prayer can help people to find the power within themselves to heal and move past the obstacles that hold them back.
Imagine a tree that is so laden with cherry blossom that the branches sag with the weight. The tree might suffer from the heaviness of its branches. However, by paying attention to the beauty of the blossom and the wonder of its appearance after a barren winter, the weight becomes lighter; a blessing rather than a curse.
''Oh soul, you worry too much…
Look at yourself,
what you have become.
You are now a field of sugar canes,
why show that sour face to me?
…You say that I keep you warm inside.
Then why this cold sigh?
You have gone to the roof of heavens
of this world of dust, why do you worry?
Oh soul, you worry too much.
Since you met me,
you have become a master singer,
and are now a skilled wrangler,
you can untangle any knot
of life's little leash
why do you worry?
Your arms are heavy
with treasures of all kinds.
About poverty,
why do you worry?
…Oh soul, you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul, of the soul, of the soul.
You are the security…
why do you worry?
Be silent, like a fish,
and go into that pleasant sea.
You are in deep waters now,
of life's blazing glory.
Why do you worry?''
Rumi