O God, what mankind are like, each differing according to his store of merit. No one resembles another; men show themselves pure or base. In each, the five elements form a single heap; how the threads set them dancing! Tuka says, Each finds himself in a position corresponding to his nature.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2961
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents