311. SHE AND HE

She is very rich
   Because
She always gives,
She always gives.

He is very poor
   Because
He always needs,
He always needs.

She is always beautiful.
She is always beautiful
   Because
Her surrender divine
Drinks the Beauty of God.

He is always ugly.
He is always ugly
   Because
His undivine autocracy devours
      the freedom of man.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973