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