9663. When Dire Necessity Commands Me

```

When dire necessity commands me

To immediately change

The face and fate of mankind,

I vehemently stand against

My own old friends:

Concern, compassion, closeness and oneness. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 97, Agni Press, 1983
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