12. A symbol of promise

Every life is a rich
Storehouse
Of experience.
I dare declare:
We live not,
NOT
In an epoch of
Chaotic decay.
I plumb the depths
Of light
At each hush-gap.

Every life
Is a symbol of
Promise,
Streaming forth from a realm
Where
No one is a stranger, unwanted
None,
Where Love blossoms for the One
And Truth for the many.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973