The Felicity of Freedom

The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Ethical Education from the Prophets
A bird in a cage will never have true joy and merriment. Here we see a few parrots in the cage.

In order to prove the differences in the state of freedom and lack thereof, let us turn our attention towards a bird in a cage. And the same bird after its freedom in a garden or a forest. Or the difference between a man in captivity of a prison, and a free and unbounded man. What is evident is that the difference is vast. Freedom in any state is priceless and worthy, whether it is materialistic or spiritual, and, of course, spiritual freedom is more valuable. A prison can only hold the flesh; however, anyone who imprisons knowledge and spiritualism barricades the manifestation of the rays of the human spirit.