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Lessons on wealth lurk in the crevices of Rumi’s poetry – and a change in perspective can reveal its pearls of wisdom
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Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life
Rumi’s magnum opus, the Masnavi, is often read as a profound exploration of sacred love. That, of course, is true. But it is much more than that. Wisdom lurks in the crevices of the poem, and verses that we may otherwise read without second thought carry the seeds of life lessons.
Take the following translated lines as an example:
Unchain yourself, my son, escape its hold!
How long will you remain a slave of gold?
