991. The neighbour
Your self-importanceIs a clear sign
Of your inner helplessness.
Your self-declaration
Is a clear sign
Of your inner emptiness.
But you are fortunate
Because
Your self-importance
And
Your self-declaration
Have
God-Compassion
As their immediate neighbour.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
