What is the real meaning of the eye of a needle?

Jesus says, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:24)

So i get this verse on the simplistic level- that attachment to money can keep us from entering the kingdom of God. It doesnt mean that you can only enter heaven if you're poor...But sometimes its necessary to read between the lines...so as i think about it this verse, i realise that maybe riches is not money per se, but rather the attachment to the idea of what money means—safety, security, freedom. I keep saying "if i had the money i would blah blah blah", but im realising that its not really good coz rather than enjoying and using what i have, my mind is focused on the grass on the other side as they say...but before i digress even more, back to the verse... an even deeper look got me thinking that perhaps its not just thoughts about money, but rather any thought that has this same intrinsic power. could it suggest its an endless desire for the happiness that money represents or a pursuit of the things of this world, which never provides lasting happiness or fulfillment? What if Jesus is not referring to wealth, a camel, or a needle at all? What is the real meaning of the eye of a needle? answers on a postcard.

Ive been going back and forth about what to do in 2months time...do i stay or go back to london after uni? iv weighed up my options probably a thousand times. God is seriously on my case and im finding it hard to decide which option would be better, and more so what He wants me to do. so i came across this scripture and its challenging me. would my decision be based on a pursuit for things of this world? ultimately my flesh wants to go back to london for the security of being back home, financial safety of mum lookin after me while i find a job, happiness and freedom of having my friends around me etc... but what does God want? in the last few months iv taken some spiritual steps that i cant backtrack on. and i know that if i move back to london some of those decisions might be harder to maintain. but is that my challenge? i know that holding onto certain things may infact only hold me back. am i looking for comfort in the wrong places? am i seeking the riches of this world rather than the kingdom? the kingdom of God is forever advancing and right now i just want to be in the right place because only there will i find fulfillment. I know with God i dont always get it but His ways are perfect and maybe i need to just live on the edge for a bit and wait till He opens a door for me. arggghhhh i could just scream!! i need an answer and patience till i get the answer.

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"The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand."
- Psalms 37:23-24