Some years ago when I was deeply making up my mind for the research topic of my PhD, beside being new,worthy and interesting, I liked it be something that changes my whole life as a human being; Maqalat_e Shams was really such a text and topic. Most of its short wise teachings are always present in my mind and helpful in different circumstances. Consider this:
‘Let the days be blessed from you. The blessed are you. The days come so that they may ‘become blessed through you