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ABUNDANT JOY OF SENTIMENTS
But because of our short-sightedness we are unable to gain you. How cursed we are that even your boon we are unable to recognise, we are unable to understand, we are unable to interprete. We are ignoring also your Grace. And by doing so, we have been destroying ourselves. Oh Lord ! Kindly save me from my ignorance. Kindly remove my misunderstanding. You are, all powerful and also merciful. Isn't it? Oh merciful ! Inspite of having strength if we do not remove unhappiness of others, then we are called hard-hearted. Is it so ? Then you with all unthinkable strength, do not remove our evil intellect, unhappiness and faults, how could you be called ocean of compassion ? Inspite of all strength and capacities if you avoid me, you ignore me, why could you not be called hard-hearted and insensitive? You reply to this if like us you also are hard-hearted and insensitive, what is the difference between you, and myself ? Even to keep your title of 'Ocean of compassion, you will have to come to wipe off the tears. Believing that you will certainly come to wipe- off the tears, I cry aloud in loneliness. And only with your touch tears can transform the wrong side of life.
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