15. The hour
The hour came    When God blessed me
    And sent me down to earth.
The hour has come
    When I have to tell the world
    What the world is,
    And what the world will be.
What is the world?
    A self-giving seed.
What will the world be?
    A God-fulfilling tree.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 17, Agni Press, 1974