823. Why is surrender so great?

Why is surrender so great?

Surrender is great
Because it accepts
Cheerfully
What it does not understand
Remotely.

Also,
It does not care to understand
Vaguely
Anything whatsoever.
It only believes and obeys,
And
Obeys and believes.

Surrender is by far the greatest
Because it alone is the glowing ascent
Of the aspiring heart
And
The proud descent
Of the Absolute.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 17, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973