758. Two strangers came

One stranger came.
I showed him my compassion,
I gave him my protection.
Soon I came to know
That this stranger was
My Father, God, in complete disguise.

Another stranger came.
I showed him my incapacity,
I gave him my ignorance.
Soon I came to know that
This stranger was
My brother, man, in complete disguise.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 16, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973