160. BEFORE HE SAW
Before he saw   The face of the world,
He was the smile of an angel-child.
Before he saw
   The Face of God,
He was the tempest of despair.
Before he saw
   The face of God-manifestation,
He was the life of uncertainty.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 4, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
