You denied yourself even the bare necessities;
ThereforeYou think you are great.
You may be right.Who knows?
He denies nothing that comes his way.
I tell youThat he is right.
God is well-pleased with him.I deny the things that God wants me to deny.
I accept the things that God wants me to accept.Why?
Because my acceptance-lightAnd my denial-might
Contribute to my God’s constant self-transcendencein me.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 18, Agni Press, 1974
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