174. Now he competes with death

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Before he made friends with aspiration-life

He was the friend of death.

Now he competes with death

And its friends:

Fear, anxiety and doubt.

In himself he sees the seeds

Of world-transforming God-Smile.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Transcendence-Perfection, Agni Press, 1975
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