123. When I meditate

When I meditate on God,
My world becomes the sunshine
    Of Immortality’s Birth.
When I meditate on mankind,
My world becomes the thick clouds
    Of uncertainty’s life.
When I meditate on my puny “I”,
My world becomes the destined dance
    Of blind destruction-flood.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 3, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973