In Book One, Section 156 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, a core spiritual principle is established: the necessity of hiding one's divine intoxication and exalted spiritual states from those who are ignorant. Rumi metaphorically compares worldly, spiritually immature individuals to children engrossed in play, completely unaware of the profound realities experienced by the spiritually awakened. He warns that exposing such elevated states to the uninitiated will result in misunderstanding, mockery, and the degradation of the sacred experience. Thus, true wisdom involves concealing one's spiritual 'drunkenness' and interacting with people strictly according to their level of comprehension to protect both the spiritual state and the harmony of society.