767. When I say

When I say
“I wish,”
I am worthless.

When I say
“I need,”
I am meaningful.

When I say
“I have,”
I am fruitful.

When I say
“I am,”
I am the perfection
Of human aspiration
And divine satisfaction.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 16, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973