17. On the hilltop of sanctity
Yesterday I stoodOn the hilltop of sanctity,
But I fell down.
Today I am standing
On the hilltop of sanctity.
Alas, I am frightened to death.
Tomorrow I shall stand
On the hilltop of sanctity,
Only to ascend infinitely higher.
Sri Chinmoy, When I left God in Heaven, Bhakti Press, Ottawa, Canada, 1975
