22. MY EXPECTATIONS

I do not expect any criticism
      From you who love me.

I do not expect any scolding
      From you who love me.

I expect only appreciation
      From you who really love me.

I expect only admiration
      From you who really love me.

You know that if you do
      What I expect from you,
I will give you
      My heart of love,
      My heart of sacrifice
      And my soul of constant vigilance,
         Eternal vigilance.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 18, Vishma Press, New York, 1974