786. Three talkers

You speak.
You speak too much,
Too long,
And
Your contribution is fruitless.

He speaks.
He speaks too little,
Too briefly,
And
His contribution is senseless.

I speak.
My speech is all worthless,
All useless.

God does not speak.
He spontaneously acts,
He constantly becomes,
He eternally is.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 16, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973