295. He knows
He knows,He knows the virtue of silver patience.
He practises it, too.
But he does not unnecessarily
Sit and wait,
Scheme and dream.
His inner light fixes
God's choice Hour.
So, at God's Hour he runs
And easily and unprecedentedly
Wins the race.
Sri Chinmoy, Three hundred sixty-five Father's Day prayers, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
