37. WHY I LOVE

I do not know
Why I love God.
I love God
      Perhaps
Because He loves me.

I do not know
Why I love the world.
I love the world
      Perhaps
Because the world loves me.
      But
I do know why I love myself.
I love myself
      Because
The ascending poor beggar in me
Loves me constantly
      And
The descending rich beggar above me
Loves me unconditionally.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974