47. Your silence

Your silence proves
That you are either
An ignorance-sea
    Or
A Knowledge-sky.

If your silence indicates
God is for others’ use,
Then you are an ignorance-sea.
If your silence indicates
You want God and God alone,
Then you are a Knowledge-sky.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 11, Agni Press, New York, 1974