679. When

```

When my desires

Were not fulfilled,

I thought my world-boat would sink.

When my aspiration

Was not fulfilled,

I thought my world-plane would crash.

When my realisation

Was not fulfilled,

I thought my world-goal would perish.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 14, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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