368. Thinking and thanking

I stopped thinking;
    Therefore
I don’t have to thank any more.

I stopped thanking;
    Therefore
I don’t have to love any more.

I stopped loving;
    Therefore
I don’t have to repent any more.

I stopped repenting;
    Therefore
I don’t have to sleep any more.
    I must act,
    I must become.
    I must act to become,
    I must become to act.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 8, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973