I know what I shall
Have to tell the world:"I have cried."
I know what I shall
Have to tell myself:"I have failed."
I know what I shall
Have to tell Heaven:"I have smiled."
I know what I shall
Have to tell God:"I have succeeded."
```To be a human being
Is to have a story.The story I have
Is the story of my sadSelf-forgetfulness.
To be a human being
Is to be a story.The story I am
Is the story of my gladGod-forgiveness.
```The story-teller in me
Needs a good audience.The story-listener in me
Needs a good story.The creator in me
Needs a new creation.Imagination-wings he had:
He now needsAspiration-bird.
```You are of God
When you want to give and become.You are for God
When you become and give.What do you give?
Love-seeds.What do you become?
Oneness-fruits. ```The poet in me has discovered
The gracefulness of aeons.The singer in me has discovered
The sweetness of aeons.The philosopher in me has discovered
The emptiness of aeons.The seeker in me has discovered
The fruitfulness of aeons. ```I was
The world's blind greed;Unfortunately I was.
I am
The world's great hunger;Unmistakably I am.
I shall be
The world's good food;Unconditionally I shall be.
```Desire-life
Is a life of useless waste.I knew it.
Aspiration-life
Is a life of shelter-nest.I knew it.
Surrender-life
Is a life of perfect rest.I know it.
Perfection-life
Is a life of supreme test.I know it.
```In the morning
My Lord Supreme spoke to meWith His Compassion-Heart.
I did not care;Therefore
In the afternoonMy Lord Supreme spoke to me
With His Attention-Eye.I did not care;
Therefore
In the eveningMy Lord Supreme spoke to me
With His Justice-Hands. ```You have received
Not once, not twice, but thriceAn invitation from God.
The first time you ignored it.
The second time you declined it.The third and last time you misused it.
Indeed, in you
God is unmistakablyUnfortunate.
```True, Truth is as old as God;
But one thing we needs must know:Truth is not as charming as God;
And unlike God, Truth failsTo surrender smilingly
To man's limitations,Teeming and undying.
```When I think of my past:
Nothing but devouring doubts.When I think of my present:
Nothing but glowing faith.When I think of my future:
Nothing but climbing aspiration. ```Duty
Is God's Heaven-Hands.Beauty
Is God's earth-handwriting.Necessity
Is God's Perfection-building. ```Do you want to visit
My outer home?Perhaps you already know
That my outer homeIs power-demonstration.
Do you want to visit
My inner home?In case you do not know,
I will tell youThat my inner home
Is God's eternal Choice. ```The joy of my earth-voice
The human in me lovesAnd
The animal in me treasures.The Heaven-voice of my joy
The divine in me lovesAnd
The Supreme in me treasures. ```You are the delight-seed
That never germinates.He is the delight-plant
That never grows.I am the delight-tree
That never dies. ```My earth-cry
Is Eternity's surprise.My Heaven-smile
Is Infinity's surprise.My God-perfection
Is Immortality's surprise. ```I extended
My invitation to allSave and except vital power.
I said
My good-bye to allSave and except psychic love.
```When
I starve my outer ignorance-night,God proudly shakes hands with me.
When
I feed my inner aspiration-flame,God triumphantly embraces me,
My heart, my all. ```The noise that time makes
I have already heard;It is nothing new to me.
The voice that time has
I have already heard;It is nothing new to me.
The rejection-choice that I have made
Time has already heard;It is nothing new to time.
```You have listened to God;
ThereforeGod has made you
An eternal dreamer.He has listened to God;
ThereforeGod has made him
A universal lover.I have listened to God;
ThereforeGod has made me
An immortal seeker. ```Believe it or not,
My morning mealIs freedom-sky.
Try to believe;Who knows,
You may succeed today.Believe it or not,
My afternoon mealIs love-sun.
Try to believe;Who knows,
You may succeed tomorrow.Believe it or not,
My evening mealIs peace-moon.
Try to believe;Who knows,
You may succeedIn the near future
OrSomeday.
```I had a dog.
It followed meNo matter where I went.
I have a master.
I follow himNo matter where he goes.
Do you want to know
My dog's name?My dog's name is ego.
Do you want to know
My master's name?My master's name is love,
God-love. ```The birth of your self-indulgence
Is the death of God's indulgence-gameWith you.
I warn you!The birth of your self-indulgence
Is the death of God's preference-choiceFor you.
I warn you! ```Father, I have brought You
My soul's willingness."Thank you, My daughter.
Anything more?"Father, I have brought You
My life's usefulness."Thank you, My daughter.
Anything more?"Father, I have brought You
My heart's love."Thank you, My daughter.
Nothing more do I need.Your love is what
I eternally need." ```Yesterday
You were a desire-thief;Therefore
You suffered.Today
You are a pleasure-lover;Therefore
You are suffering.Tomorrow
You will be a God-seeker;Therefore
You will beSmiling,
SingingAnd
Dancing. ```God, I pray for faith.
You know, God, why I doubt You.I doubt You
BecauseMy life is jealous of You:
My vital is jealous of Your Height;My mind is jealous of Your Light.
```God, I pray for joy.
You know why I seek You.I seek You
BecauseYou have been seeking me
Long before I was born.I seek You
BecauseYou will be loving me
Even after I leave the earth-scene. ```The body feels
To live without sleep is impossible.The vital feels
To live without ambition is impossible.The mind feels
To live without information is impossible.The heart feels
To live without love is impossible.The soul feels
To live without God-Light is impossible. ```O body,
Do not give up purity.Your purity is God-necessity.
O vital,
Do not give up intensity.Your intensity is God-necessity.
O mind,
Do not give up sincerity.Your sincerity is God-necessity.
O heart,
Do not give up beauty.Your beauty is God-necessity.
O soul,
Do not give up integrity.Your integrity is God-necessity.
```His outer life
Is harmless and noiseless;Therefore
He is good, very good.He is attempting to reach God-Height.
His inner life
Is loveless and Godless;Therefore
He is bad, very bad.He is returning to his animal life.
```Don't worry!
God will forgiveYour lethargic body.
Don't worry!
God will forgiveYour somnambulistic vital.
Don't worry!
God will forgiveYour unrealistic mind.
Don't worry!
God will forgiveYour unsympathetic heart.
Don't worry!
God will forgiveYour non-idealistic life.
```In you,
Humanity's destinyIs sleeping, sleeping in vain.
In him,
Humanity's destinyIs dreaming, dreaming in vain.
In me,
Humanity's destinyIs waiting, but not in vain.
```Who were you?
A diseased ambition.Who are you?
A deceased aspiration.What shall you be?
A released flow of God-Compassion. ```Earth-prosperity loved you
Only to charm youAnd
To harm you.Heaven-prosperity loved you
Only to increase your God-loveAnd
To decrease your self-love. ```You received
But did not appreciate.You are an ungrateful fool.
I appreciated
But did not receive.I am a helpless fool.
```You will succeed
BecauseYours is the life
Of an energetic ant.You will succeed and proceed
BecauseYours is the heart
Of a sympathetic saint. ```What is my substance?
Earth-transformation for God.What is my essence?
God-perfection in me. ```My earth-bound minutes
Are hastening to their helpless ends.My Heaven-free hours
Are hastening to their God-Beginning. ```Running makes the body young.
Striving makes the vital young.Smiling makes the mind young.
Serving makes the heart young.Loving makes the soul young.
```All that is tempting dies with man.
All that is unaspiring dies in man.All that is crying lives in God.
All that is smiling lives with God. ```His is the vital
Of world-shaking plans.God says: "Try them, My son."
His is the mind
Of world-illumining plans.God says: "Try them, My son."
His is the heart
Of world-serving plans.God says: "I shall do them for you, My son."
```Cry and climb;
This is my earth-way.Smile and dive;
This is my Heaven-way.Love and become,
Become and love;This is my God-way.
```The burial of love
Is our animal-height.The love of burial
Is a universal realityAnd an undying Experience-necessity.
```Deeply skeptical
Your mind was.Openly critical
Your mind is.Soulfully accepting,
Unreservedly lovingAnd
Unconditionally serving,Your mind will be.
Just wait and see. ```Alas!
Who is the causeOf this world-depression?
Not he, not I, but you.Alas, alas!
Who is the causeOf this world-frustration?
Not you, not I, but he.Alas, alas, alas!
Who is the causeOf this world-destruction?
Not you, not he, but I. ```By serving the divine,
I govern the human in me.By perfecting the human in me,
I conquer the animal in me. ```He is pure who serves.
He is brave who watches.He is divine who surrenders.
He is supreme who is. ```If I want,
I can love the animal in me.If I need,
I can love the human in me.If I can,
I shall without fail serve the divine in me. ```Promise feeds the brave;
ThereforeI have become God-promise
To the aspiring humanity.Hope feeds the weak;
ThereforeI have become God-hope
To the suffering humanity. ```Yesterday
My mind was the Everest-height of fear.Today
My heart is the Everest-height of tears.Tomorrow
My life shall be the Everest-heightOf my human transformation
AndMy divine perfection.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Giving and becoming, Agni Press, 1974
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