34. Three points of view

God sees me
Through His beams of Love;
    Therefore, He calls me
His perfection-representative.

    Man sees me
Through his whims of hatred;
    Therefore, he calls me
His arch adversary.

    I see myself
Through my heart’s uncertainty-door;
    Therefore, I call myself
A totally lost soul.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 8, Vishma Press, New York, 1974