Practice renunciation from now on,
that you may set out on the journey
when the call comes, you don't know when.
Or at that moment,
you will be in tears when you think
of the house you have built,
the property you have accumulated,
the fame you have amassed,
the titles you have won.
Know that all this is
for the fleeting moment;
develop attachment for the Lord
who will be with you, wherever you go.
Only the years that you have lived
with the Lord have to be counted as life;
the rest are all out of count.
An old grandfather of seventy
was asked by his seven year old grandchild,
"Grandpa! How old are you?"
The old man replied, "Two!"
The child was struck with wonder
and looked a picture of doubt.
The old man replied,
"I have spent only the last two years
in the company of the Lord;
until then I was plunged
in the marshland of pleasure seeking.
divinely sent
