10.
My Lord,No matter how hard I try,
No matter how many ways
I kill myself to please You,
I can never please You.
Now it has come to a point
That I am arguing with myself
Whether I should continue trying
To please You.
Is it really worthwhile?
"My child,
I am sharing a top secret with you.
I have been also doing
The same thing.
You have no idea how hard
I have been working
To make you happy.
Alas, it is of no avail.
But something within Me
Is telling Me to continue,
So I shall continue.
And I am requesting you
To do the same.
I am sure there will come a time
When both of us will succeed.
As you know, our philosophy
Is never to give up.
So before long,
We are bound to succeed."
Sri Chinmoy, My Lord's Lotus-Feet versus my devotion-heart, part 3, Agni Press, 1998