If the moonlight and the stars are in your sky or mine, why should I worry about the world, which is yours or mine?
This profound couplet by Allama Iqbal speaks to the concept of detachment and existential freedom. The poet asks: If the stars in the sky, or the world itself, belongs to you or to me, then why should I worry about it? It’s a philosophical musing that suggests true peace comes not from ownership, but from accepting the divine nature of existence. We must live in the moment, free from the burden of worldly anxieties.
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