@rumi.and.you: The brick you think you are fixing on the outside only makes the walls of the prison you built with your own hands a little thicker. For years, you have been judging those around you, blaming the system, trying to change the flow of life. You complain about the course of politics, point out the flaws of those closest to you, and spend your life clearing away the rough edges in the outer world by saying, 'If this were only different, I would be happy.' You imagine that once that broken order out there is fixed, once those people understand you, or once those perfect conditions come together, the inner restlessness will finally cease. This is like an executioner sharpening the axe in his own hands. Because the true prison is not outside. Those grand cities, neon lights, crowds, fights, and noises are merely a backdrop. The real lock is inside; it revolves within that narrow, arrogant, and fear-filled cell you call 'self.' Those ego walls are concrete blocks built against any truth, love, or awakening that might try to enter from the outside. The more you say, 'I am right,' 'I am valuable,' 'I know best,' or 'These are my rules,' the more you add a new stone to those walls every single day. And then one day, when you look in the mirror, you realize: From trying to control the outside world and bring the universe into line, you have left yourself not even a square meter of your own soul to breathe in. In the court you built yourself, you are both the judge and the prisoner serving a life sentence. You think the key is in your pocket, but you have even forgotten what the key is. As long as you do not abandon the obsession with saving the outer world, every place you name 'freedom' will remain nothing more than another cell you are trying to escape. A prison does not begin to crumble when the surrounding walls are torn down, but the moment you realize that those walls are actually you. #rumiquotes #rumiquotes❤️ #spiritualquotes #wisdom#pyschology

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2026-09-10 22:40:08

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