When are they afraid of you?
WhenIs death afraid of you?
When you smile.
Why?
Because the brother in death
Needs your smile.
When
Is life afraid of you?
When you despair.
Why?
Because the mother in life
Hates your despair.
When
Is truth afraid of you?
When you give up.
Why?
Because the father in truth
Wants you to try
Time and again.
Never give up.
Never!
Sri Chinmoy, The silence of death, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
