To make yourself happy,
Be what you have:
Aspiration-flame.
To make God happy,
Be what you are:
Dedication-lamp.
To make both yourself and God happy,
Become what you have to become:
Illumination-sun.
- Sri Chinmoy
Excerpt from: Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy, Copyright (c) 1900 by Sri Chinmoy – All rights reserved