21. Shun his company

His vital is a mixture
Of impure vanity
    And
Dark superstition.
    Therefore,
Shun his company.
If you mix with him
You are bound
To welcome
Your inner death.
Alas, what a troublesome world
His earth-life represents!
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 4, Vishma Press, New York, 1974