13. I climbed up

```

I climbed up

The ladder of ambition

Only to be caught

By the frustration-giant.

I climbed up

The ladder of aspiration

Only to be embraced

By my Realisation-Father.

I climbed up

The ladder of surrender

Only to be immortalised

By my Perfection-Mother. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 3, Vishma Press, New York, 1974
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