16. Your life
That was your life:You deliberately forgot to aspire.
    This is your life:
You spontaneously remember to aspire.
    That was your life:
Hard you endeavoured to surpass God.
    This is your life:
Hard you try to please God,
    Even for a fleeting moment.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 4, Vishma Press, New York, 1974