34. GOD SMILED AND CRIED
When he was consortingWith self-love,
God smiled.
When he was consorting
With self-pride,
God smiled.
When he was consorting
With self-pity,
God smiled.
But
When he was consorting
With self-transcendence,
God cried, soulfully cried.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, Part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
