Rumi isn't simply flattering your potential—he's making a radical claim about where authority actually lives. Most of us spend our days consulting external sources (experts, authorities, the internet) as though the answers we need exist somewhere out there, when he's suggesting that self-knowledge and intuition are not lesser substitutes but the primary source. When you're stuck at work wondering whether to accept a difficult project, asking yourself honestly what you already know about your own limits and desires—rather than seeking validation from colleagues or a mentor—is the harder path, but it's the one that builds genuine self-trust. His insight cuts against our inherited habit of outsourcing our own wisdom.