18.

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My Lord,

We know that earthly happiness

Is of short duration.

How is it that

We do not increase every day

The speed

Of our climbing aspiration?

```

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