226. Crushed pride
Father, why have YouCrushed my pride?
"Daughter, so you will mingle and dance
With the dust."
Father, why do You want me
To mingle and dance with the dust?
"Daughter, because I want
Your humility-heart
To be My victory-banner,
Your purity-life
To be My tallest mast."
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974