690. Too proud

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He was too proud to die,

He was too proud to live.

God said to him:

"Since you do not want to die,

You may as well

Work for me on earth.

Since you do not want to live,

You may as well

Sleep all day and night."

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/eb