Your Morning Rumi
For Monday, January 12th, 2026
Week 153 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
Your Morning Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
“When I am with you, we stay up all night.
When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep.
Praise God for those two insomnias!
And the difference between them.”


I had a girlfriend who said, "I love you so much when you're not here." Probably not the same.
Rumi? I thought that's what Jack said.