612. Friends

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A blind man

Has a friend:

Light.

A poor man

Has a friend:

God.

An aspiring man

Has two friends:

Joy and Conscience.

A God-realised man

Has two friends:

Heaven’s Pride and earth’s Gratitude.

A rich man

Has no friend,

Not even his soul.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/dl_13