Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 53

Proclaim these resources to benefit mankind;
I have no delight in any other task. I am
filled with compassion for the world, for I cannot
bear to see it drowning. Tuka says, I shall see
their sufferings, which they will comprehend when
the time comes to endure them.

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