I’m accosted by an unusual sight of a figure dancing in captivity. The shackles are not a limitation as he draws unusual shapes in the air and creates music with his bonds.
He says you cannot ensnare the mind with its unlimited powers.
He is happy to have met himself in the dark enclosure.
But it happened only when he stopped trying to liberate himself and reach the outside world.
Exploration of the self has a similar theme.
One must stop looking outside to switch on the lights inside and hear the music. The divine dance starts on its own.
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A wonderful piece Reena! So true too! xo
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Thank you, Carol!
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This is beautiful, feeling the freedom within even when bound without. This is definitely one to make you think, well done.
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Thank you so much, Heather!
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I enjoyed this on many levels! Thought-provoking, inspirational, beautiful. We’re all in captivity of some sort and need to remember to dance!
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Thanks for resonating with it, Angela!
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super… one of your best, i can’t help but post a comment. :)
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Thank you so much, Plaridel!
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interesting and poetic. We can become trapped in our minds or be society and expectations, unless we learn this dance of liberation.
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You are bang on. Thanks for engaging!
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Very poetic.
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Thanks!
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Wow. Really well told! Thought-provoking.
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Thank you so much!
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Wow, a deep thought-provoking tale. Well told!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome 😊
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So much to think about in this. I like the image of the bound dancer. Sometimes there are shackles that we just can’t escape, so to have the ability to find joy – the dance – within is profound.
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Thank you so much, Margaret!
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“Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage”.
To Althea, from Prison
BY RICHARD LOVELACE
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Good one! 👍
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Wow! That was deep. And very well told! I love how you created the image of the confined body to explore freedom.
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Thank you so much!
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A lovely retelling of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching V 47. ”There is no need to run outside for better seeing…” https://terebess.hu/english/tao/bynner.html#Kap47
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Thanks for sharing the link!
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🙂
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Brilliant way of explaining things.
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Thank you so much, Diana!
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You’re welcome.
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Love this! It sure does. The divine dance always starts on its own. Check out my short stories on my page.
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Sure! 👍
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Interesting metaphor
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Thank you so much!
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Welcome
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A profound piece
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Thank you so much!
IMO, we spend half our life understanding why the world wants to control you; a quarter in breaking barriers and unshackling yourself. We have only a quarter left to truly be ourselves.
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Yes if we calculate age wise, this is accurate.
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All the same, throwing off chains is a noble activity
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True. Thank you, Neil!
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