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When you are extremely soulful,

God sees you as a beautiful rose.

When you are not at all aspiring,

What does God see?

Only a few thorns.

God highly appreciates the rose,

But how can He appreciate thorns?

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 12, Agni Press, 1983
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/ap_12