When darkness deepens strangling the earth’s breast
And man’s corporeal mind,
Is the only Lamp
As a thief’s in the night shall be the covert tread
Of one who steps unseen into his house.
A Voice ill-heard shall speak, the soul obey,
A power into mind’s inner chamber steal,
A charm and sweetness open life’s closed doors
And beauty conquer the resisting world,
The truth-light capture Nature by surprise,
A stealth of God compel the heart to bliss
And earth grow unexpectedly divine.
In Matter shall be lit the spirit’s glow,
In body and body kindled the sacred birth;…
A few shall see what none yet understands;
God shall grow up while the wise men talk and sleep;
For man shall not know the coming until its hour
And belief shall be not till the work is done.
Sri Aurobindo (The Life Divine)
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