Rumi

One of the marvels of the world is the sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand! Covered with dust...

- rumi

ehh.. what???

Yes. He is so guilty that he is terrified to leave his safe cage!

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to
laugh" ~Voltaire

Garden Knowm said:

One of the marvels of the world is the sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand! Covered with dust...

- rumi

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Id always seen it as many people sat in small holes asking to be helped out so you help them out of that hole and they immediately jump into another one or back into the same one.
Theres only one person that can save you and its yourself

natmoon said:

Id always seen it as many people sat in small holes asking to be helped out so you help them out of that hole and they immediately jump into another one.....

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some people just enjoy the act of leaving the hole.

Garden Knowm said:

One of the marvels of the world is the sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand! Covered with dust...

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the question that begs to be ask is.....

is it merely a failure to use the key or is it the realization that freedom has less to do with where you are than who and what you are?