33. When he hurled defiance
When he hurled defianceAt ignorance,
Ignorance refused to surrender.
When he hurled defiance
At darkness,
Darkness hesitated to surrender.
When he hurled defiance
At falsehood,
Falsehood ran away.
When he hurled defiance
At death,
Death immediately surrendered.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 13, Agni Press, 1974
