Short are the hours of pleasure-life,
Yet man wants it.Long are the hours of happiness-life,
Yet man wants it not.Smile and go away
From the hours of pleasure-life.Cry and stay within
The hours of happiness-life. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 4, Vishma Press, New York, 1974
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