Be Yourself or something (?)

[anatase]

Another fascinating object.  Here is a panel from a Turkish box of bergamot candy:

Focus on the translation:  it doesn't make sense .... then it kinda makes sense  .... then it doesn't makes sense..... then

Hmmmmmmm...

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[anatase]

I know! I keep trying to force it into something sensible and I almost get it. Then, it's gone.

[mstallulahbelle]

Actually is kinda makes sense to me.

"Either exsist as you are"- It can mean one of two things: Be the person you came in this world as. Your personal truth OR how you are feeling inside

"or be as you look"- Either let the materialistic/outside face be what the world knows you as OR if you are feeling bad and you dressed yourself up nicely, act as that person to make up for feeling low.

Did that help? You have one of two choices that I thought could be it.

[anatase]

Your reply makes me think...Maybe it's kind of a warning - that you should be who you are inside or else you may reduce yourself to just being what you appear on the surface and lose your inner core. Hmm. It's a pretty philosophical box of candy.

I forgot to mention it is actually a quite form the poet Rumi.

[anatase]

that is a "quote from the poet Rumi."