At midnight the would-be ascetic <br />announced: <br /> "This is the time to give up my <br />home and seek for God. Ah, who has <br />held me so long in delusion here?" <br /> God whispered, "I," but the ears <br />of the man were stopped. <br /> With a baby asleep at her breast <br />lay his wife, peacefully sleeping on <br />one side of the bed. <br /> The man said, "Who are ye that <br />have fooled me so long?" <br /> The voice said again, "They are <br />God," but he heard it not. <br /> The baby cried out in its dream, <br />nestling close to its mother. <br /> God commanded, "Stop, fool, leave <br />not thy home," but still he heard not. <br /> God sighed and complained, "Why <br />does my servant wander to seek me, <br />forsaking me?"<br /><br />Rabindranath Tagore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-gardener-lxxv-at-midnight/
