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I am not the death, nor disease,
Neither young, adult, nor old, All these things belong to flesh, Nothing is there to fear and mourn. 56 was; shall ever
be,
I am, I This is the basic truth of life, In all the quests of the charmful bliss, I am the architect of
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plights. 57
"Powerful with my
aspirations,
Resourceful
with imaginations, Blissful with glorious hopes, I tread my way through thick and thin." 58 Futility of Worldly Quest
30. "Enchanted by the charms of dust, Again and again I turned to it, Filled, refilled in all its forms, Put all its poses and its tints." 59 "Moved up and down in varied ways, In various climes, in various places, Lived in heaven, hellish zones, But none gave the cherished goal." 60 "Ages have past and eras rolled, Still no rest from outer quests, Now let me turn to inner self, For tried old things, no use of quest." 61
