17. I can only promise

```

I can promise

To be sincere;

But sweet Lord,

It is You alone

Who have to make me sincere.

I can promise

To be good;

But beloved Lord,

It is You alone

Who can and will

Make me eternally and supremely good. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Transcendence-Perfection, Agni Press, 1975
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