47. Perhaps they will
SinceIt is a good day to die,
    Ask your old ignorance-friend
    To die for you.
    Perhaps he will.
    Since
It is a good day to study,
    Ask your knowledge-brother
    To study for you.
    Perhaps he will.
    Since
It is neither a good day nor a bad day,
    Ask your compassion-mother
    To fulfil you.
    Certainly she can and she will.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 2, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York., 1974