231. I came to him

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I came to him doubtful.

He smiled and said:

“Stay with me for three minutes.”

I came to him uncertain.

He caressed the sleeping Eye between my eyebrows and said:

“Stay with me for three years.”

I came to him with a student’s eagerness.

He blessed my devoted head and said:

“Stay with me for thirty years.”

I came to him with the heart of a child.

He embraced my surrendered life and said:

“Stay with me for eternity.”

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 5, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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