194. Life and Death

Life, you are older than Death.
Why are you afraid of Death?
Just use your soul's light!
Death will surrender,
Death will disappear.

Death, you are younger than Life.
Is it not your bounden duty
To be of some service
To your kind and good brother, Life?
Just help Life to see
The face of Immortality.
I tell you, in return
He will give you everything you need,
And so rightly deserve.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974