When I Was Aloof
When I was aloof,God forgave me.
When I was reserved,
God forgave me.
When I was cynical,
God forgave me.
When I was sceptical,
God forgave me.
Now that I am trying,
Trying to be good and divine,
God is examining me.
Alas, alas,
What kind of fate I have!
Sri Chinmoy, Silence, Please! God Is Coming, Agni Press, New York, 1999
