344. Fortune or misfortune

Lord, a woman’s beauty:
    Is it her fortune or misfortune?
Son, it is her fortune.
    I gave her the beauty,
    I am that beauty.

Lord, a man’s duty:
    Is it his fortune or misfortune?
Son, it is his fortune.
    I gave him the duty,
    I am that duty.

Lord, a Yogi’s heart:
    Is it his fortune or misfortune?
Son, it is his fortune.
    I gave him the heart,
    I am that heart.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973