My body which my dungeon is, And yet my parks and palaces: - Which is so great that there I go All the day long to and fro.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stevenson contrasts the body as a prison with its capacity to hold a vast inner world.
- In plain terms
- The body is a prison but also a palace where the mind roams freely.
- What can you take from it?
- Your mind finds freedom even in confinement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your mind escape your body?
- Where do you find freedom?
Another view
Physical suffering is often ignored in favor of mental escape.
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