26. They tell the truth
THEY TELL THE TRUTHMy American friend
Tells me how great he is.
My Indian friend
Tells me how pure he is.
My Canadian friend
Tells me how tolerant he is.
My English friend
Tells me how intelligent he is.
My Scottish friend
Tells me how friendly he is.
My Puerto Rican friend
Tells me how soft he is.
My Irish friend
Tells me how energetic he is.
My Swedish friend
Tells me how visionary he is.
My Swiss friend
Tells me how solid he is.
My Italian friend
Tells me how sweet he is.
My French friend
Tells me how polite he is.
My Japanese friend
Tells me how sincere he is.
Needless to say, they all
Tell the truth.
Of course, their own version
Of the truth.
Sri Chinmoy, God's Vision-Promise, Agni Press, 1974
