304. I can't follow

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I can’t follow God

Because

He wants, instead, to follow me most faithfully.

I follow man

Because

He wants to lead me constantly.

Staying behind,

God inspires me

To reach my sun-world.

Staying ahead,

Man instigates me

To ignore my aspiration-world.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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