780. If I am to lead
If I am to lead,I must touch others’ feet first.
If I am to guide,
I must wash others’ feet first.
If I am to lead,
I must kiss others’ feet first.
If I am to guide,
I must become others’ feet first.
And then alone
Can I be the Leader
And Guide of Divinity’s Smile
And Humanity’s pride.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 16, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
