46. Earth-sorrow, Heaven-joy

Earth-sorrow
Is time-born;
    Therefore
It cannot last.

Heaven-joy
Is beyond the snares of time;
    Therefore
It will not only last
    But also
    Invoke the past,
    Energise the present,
    Expedite the future
    Into the immediacy of today.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 16, Vishma Press, New York, 1974