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What does it mean?
The speaker expresses sympathy for those who are wild by nature but confined by society or circumstances.
In plain terms
I wish freedom for wild people stuck in cages.
What can you take from it?
Those with wild spirits often suffer when forced into confinement.

Where it applies

  • praying for others
  • discussing freedom
  • reflecting on confinement

Putting it to work

  • support the oppressed
  • value freedom
  • embrace wildness

Questions to consider

  • Who are the wild at heart in your life?
  • How do we free those kept in cages?

Another view

The sentiment is vague and offers no practical path to liberation.

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