Between ‘I’ and ‘1’ is but a smidge of ink,
effacing which is the work of lifetimes.
The One who gives is the One who takes,
yet does not take without giving. For taking
reminds us it is not anything made, but the
creator of the visible and invisible alone, who
delivers us from delusion. Giving and taking,
taking and giving, we learn to live at peace.
And in giving the One what is ours for a
moment, we find our place in the One who
gives all things their form, yet takes no form.
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Nihal Singh