279. I was a foolish man

I was a foolish man;
Therefore
I wanted to shake hands
With God.

I was a foolish man;
Therefore
I forgot to invite God
To my peaceful, soulful home.

But I shall never repeat
My mistakes;
For your kind information,
God Himself has told me so.
Sri Chinmoy, The Goal is Won, Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York, 1974