Verse 686: Attachment keeps us captive

686. Attachment keeps us captive

கூட்டில் வளர்ந்ததுணை யென்றே குருகிருக்கும்வீட்டின் கதவு திறந்து

koottil valarndadhunai yendre kurukirukkumveettin kadhavu thirandu

A bird raised in a cage stays on, holding to the companionship it grew up with there, though the door of the house stands open.
The cage is the one it was raised in; it is in the house now, and the house door is open.