280. Pride: past and present

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I was proud

Of my brooding fear;

And now I am proud

Of my climbing courage.

I was proud

Of my shooting doubts;

And now I am proud

Of my blossoming faith.

My success is my illumination;

My illumination is my God's progress in me. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Goal is Won, Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York, 1974
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