968. Faith-friend, doubt-enemy

In the morning
My oldest friend reappeared.

In the evening
My oldest enemy reappeared.

My faith-friend said:
“God loves me.
    Therefore
He needs me.”

My doubt-enemy said:
“I love ignorance.
    Therefore
I need ignorance.”
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 20, Agni Press, New York, 1974