The wind blew,
And then the storm,
The cyclone came,
And then the hurricane,
But I stood still.The sun blazed,
And then the night freezed,
The rain fell,
And then the hail,
But I stood still.The decade passed,
And then the century,
The era changed,
And then the aeon,
But I stood still.Your love gave me,
The patience, the tolerance,
The courage, and the strength.Your love taught me,
The wisdom, the tenderness,
The compassion, and the acceptance.To stand still,
As a mountain,
Shooting up to kiss,
The moon.
~Sw. Chidananda Tirtha