861. My daughter

My daughter,
Of late I have been thinking and thinking
Of granting you a Transcendental Boon.
Just tell Me what you want.
“Father, my Eternally Beloved Father,
This is the Boon I would like
To have from You:
Please never, never dream
Of making me equal to You.
You know, Father,
There is only one thing on earth
That gives me infinite joy,
And that is to sit at Your Feet
And drink the Nectar-Delight
Of Your Eyes.
Your Feet are my only
Heaven and Haven.
If I equal You
My life of devotion will die,
My life of surrender will die.
To me, my devotion is everything;
To me, my surrender is everything.
Father, I pray and pray to You
To live above me at least a trillion miles
Forever
So that I can, through eternity,
Live at Your Feet
And
Treasure Your Feet.”
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 18, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973