292. I would have done the same

My vital life
Has failed God;
Therefore my God
Has disappeared.
Lord, I do not blame You.
In Your case,
I would have done the same.

My soul-life has
Pleased God;
Therefore my God
Is here.
Lord, I need not praise You.
In Your case,
I, too, would have done the same.
Sri Chinmoy, The Goal is Won, Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York, 1974