859. Out of pity and out of compassion

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When

Persistence deserted him,

Defeat-King came to him

Out of pity

And embraced him.

Otherwise, Defeat-King would have remained

Quiet, absolutely quiet.

Therefore it is not proper

To curse the poor well-intentioned

Defeat-King.

When

Devotion deserted him,

Ignorance-Queen came to him

Out of compassion

And garlanded him.

Otherwise, Ignorance-Queen would have remained

Silent, absolutely silent.

Therefore it is undivine

To accuse the poor well-intentioned

Ignorance-Queen. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 18, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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