The seekers of the hoary past
Prayed mostly for the inner strengthTo realise God.
The seekers of today
Are praying mostly for the outer strengthTo manifest God.
The seekers of tomorrow
Will pray soulfullyFor the inner strength
And the outer strengthTo both realise and manifest God.
When God sees they have realised HimAnd manifested Him,
He will grant them a very special boon:God will transform
The entire earth-consciousnessIn and through these
Specially selected instrumentsOf His.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 3, Agni Press, 1983
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