6. SELF-DEFEAT

```

Yesterday

You defeated yourself

Because

You did not try.

Today

You are defeating yourself

Because

You are not crying.

Tomorrow

You will defeat yourself

Because

You will not be living. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 1, Agni Press, New York, 1979
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