On her way to see the Lord Supreme,
Mother-Earth cannot wait for me
Because
I am too proud.
On his way to see the Lord Supreme,
Father-Heaven cannot wait for me
Because
I am too impure.
On its way to see the Lord Supreme,
My soul-bird cannot wait for me
Because
I am too slow.
- Sri Chinmoy
Excerpt from: Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 6 by Sri Chinmoy, Copyright (c) 1900 by Sri Chinmoy – All rights reserved