Opening to Wisdom

I have been spending some time thinking about my own journey, and I know that my spiritual path goes up and down, back and forth, and it bends and turns and sometimes I even get lost.
It is especially difficult in stressful times. Right now, I have a loved one in the hospital, and I care about this person. Sometimes I feel like God has forgotten about me. However, when I feel that way, I am often comforted by a passage by the mystic Rumi. Here is a passage that I enjoy very much:

I died as mineral and became a plant,
I died
as plant and turned to animal.
I died
as animal and became man.
What
fear I, then, as I cannot diminish by dying?
Once
when I die as a human, I'll become an angel, " (Sura 2/151)
This passage has been interpreted many times, but to me it says even things as small as a tiny mineral can be transformed. God even remembers the minerals and transforms them into plants. God or Buddha cares about every living thing, and we should too. We don't need to worry about dying because we have already been chosen to be angles.
That gives me great peace. We have not been forgotten, overlooked, or passed over. Every person has great value. We need to claim our place. We need to learn to live our lives now. Become alive. Rumi refused to be embedded in concrete conformity. He chose to live life to the fullest. He dared to do things that were taboo for his times.
We need to stop asking for permission to live our lives. Boldness breds boldness. We are precious and chosen. Even though I am sad for my friend who is in the hospital, I choose to celebrate a wonderful life he has had. I will not feel sorry for him or for myself. That may sound callus, but I am openning to my own wisdom. I am trusting that I am on the path to my inner truth.
Follow your inner truth. It won't lead you astray.
Peace.