23. A NEVER-ENDING NOW AND AN EVER-ENDING NOW

He lives
In a never-ending Now
      And
  In an ever-ending now.

A never-ending Now
  Is God’s choice for him.

An ever-ending now
  Is the voice of his treasured
      Ignorance-night.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 19, Vishma Press, New York, 1974