553. I dare

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I dare to cry;

Therefore

The Divinity above loves me.

I dare to smile;

Therefore

The humanity in me loves me.

I dare to become;

Therefore

The Immortality before me claims me.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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