551. Absence
In man’s absenceMy fondness-tree proudly grows.
In God’s absence
My life-tree helplessly dies.
O man and God,
I tell you
My supreme secret:
Ignorance misses my absence,
Earth cherishes my absence,
Heaven terminates my absence.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 12, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
