25. Life is a quest
Life is a quest    And
Not a conquest.
Love is a conquest
    And
Not a quest.
Earth is aspiration
    And
Not illumination.
Heaven is illumination
    And
Not aspiration.
God is a smile
    And
Not a cry.
Man is a cry
    And
Not a smile.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 10, Agni Press, 1974