O fool, to try to carry thyself upon
Thy own shoulders!
O beggar, to come to beg
At thy own door!
Leave all thy burden on his hands
Who can bear all,
And never look behind in regret.
Thy desire at once puts out the light
From the lamp it touches with its breath.
It is unholy -
Take not thy gifts
Through its unclean hands.
Accept only what is offered by sacred love.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Verse 9 - Gitanjali.
Thy own shoulders!
O beggar, to come to beg
At thy own door!
Leave all thy burden on his hands
Who can bear all,
And never look behind in regret.
Thy desire at once puts out the light
From the lamp it touches with its breath.
It is unholy -
Take not thy gifts
Through its unclean hands.
Accept only what is offered by sacred love.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Verse 9 - Gitanjali.
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