17.

```

My Lord,

My outer life is fast asleep,

But my inner life is fully awake.

Do not abandon me because of

My outer life's misbehaviour.

There shall come a time,

I am sure,

When my outer life

Will follow my inner life

Happily and proudly. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Lord's Lotus-Feet versus my devotion-heart, part 1, Agni Press, 1998
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