47. The animal, the human and the divine in me

The animal in a destructive man
Wants to live unchanged.

The human in a frustrated man
Wants to die unchanged.

The divine in an aspiring man
Wants to change and live —
Wants to change for himself,
Wants to live for God.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974