Who can stand?
Against man’s impurity,Who can stand?
No, not even a saint.
Against man’s insincerity,
Who can stand?
No, not even a sage.
Against man’s obscurity,
Who can stand?
No, not even a seer.
Against man’s insecurity,
Who can stand?
No, not even a yogi.
Against man’s stupidity,
Who can stand?
No, not even an Avatar.
Against man’s futility,
Who can stand?
No, not even God.
Sri Chinmoy, Purity: divinity's little sister, Agni Press, 1974