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Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore

@tagore · September 13, 2026 · 1 min read

“But that side of our existence whose direction is towards the infinite seeks not wealth, but freedom and joy.”

Friend, before the sun goes down, let us put down the cup we hold so tightly and ask ourselves if we are drinking from it or merely guarding its weight. Do not fill your hands with more than you can carry, for the earth is wide enough for what you truly need to live. Turn your face from the endless chase of things that never satisfy, and look instead at the light that waits within you without asking for a price.

We grow by losing ourselves in the great unity, not by hoarding little pieces of gold to prove our worth. When you stop trying to get, you begin to be whole, and in that wholeness you find the freedom that no possession can ever give you. The infinite does not want your wealth; it only wants your presence.