This powerful question serves as a directive to recognize and seize opportunities for freedom and self-liberation, both physical and spiritual. It challenges complacency and encourages breaking free from self-imposed limitations or external constraints.
Quote by Rumi: “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?”
Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?
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About the Author
Thirteenth-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic born in what is now Afghanistan, whose poems in the Masnavi and Divan-e Shams remain among the most widely read poetry in the world today. His work explores divine love, spiritual longing, and the transformation of the self through surrender.
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