34. God smiled and cried

When he was consorting
With 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