27.

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My Lord,

When I was young,

You told me that I was too young

To accept the spiritual life.

And now that I am old, too old,

You are telling me

That I am not meant

For the spiritual life.

Why did You not tell me this

When I was still an adult

With my whole life ahead of me?

"My child,

Allow Me to explain.

You were meant

For the spiritual life,

But you were not ready,

You are not ready

And you will never be ready

For the spiritual life

Until you feel that the spiritual life

Is the only life,

And there is no other life for you."

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From:Sri Chinmoy,My Lord's Lotus-Feet versus my devotion-heart, part 2, Agni Press, 1998
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