694. They talk

He talks.
He talks to others;
He does not listen.

He talks.
He talks to himself;
He does not listen.

The world talks.
The world talks to him;
He does not listen.

God talks.
God talks to him;
He does not listen.

Doubt talks.
Doubt talks to him;
He unconditionally listens.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 14, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973