706. When I listened
When I listened to all sides,I pleased none.
When I listened to you,
And
Not to him,
You embraced me
And
He struck me.
When I listened to myself,
I poisoned my life.
When I listened to God,
I transcended my desire-life
And
God immortalised my aspiration-sun.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 15, Agni Press, 1974