An idea from The Essential Rumi

An instrument stuffed full cannot sound. Skipping a meal, a purchase, a comfort now and then is not punishment. It clears the box so something can ring. When the appetite goes quiet, attention gets sharp.

From The Essential Rumi by Rumi

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