Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3153

Thou art rich and fortunate; I am full of impatient desire.
Cursed is a life of expectation; in our wretched poverty, we gaze eagerly towards Thee.
Rescue me from this condition; give me experience, O God!
Tuka says, When we have become one, then this misery will subside.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents