Why should we lead abject lives? Our past brings us into the world; the right thing, then, is a steady spirit of courage. Whatever may betide us can be no great disaster. Tuka says, If God is merciful to us, all is well.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3434
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents