Lotus-Stopala mog Gospoda, 3

 

      Odabrane poeme iz knjige "Lotus-Stopala mog Gospoda naspram mog srca posvećenosti" (My Lord's Lotus-Feet Versus My Devotion-Heart), 3. deo : 

  

 

 

10.

My Lord,

No matter how hard I try,

No matter how many ways

I kill myself to please You,

I can never please You.

Now it has come to a point

That I am arguing with myself

Whether I should continue trying

                To please You.

Is it really worthwhile?

 

“My Child,

I am sharing a top secret with you.

I have been also doing

                The same thing.

You have no idea how hard

                I have been working

                To make you happy.

Alas, it is of no avail.

But something within Me

Is telling Me to continue,

So I shall continue.

And I am requesting you

To do the same.

I am sure there will come a time

When both of us will succeed.

As you know, our philosophy

                Is never to give up.

So before long,

We are bound to succeed.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Koliko god se trudim,

Svejedno na koliko načina

Se ubijam da Ti udovoljim,

Nikad ne uspevam da Ti ugodim.

Sad je to došlo dotle

Da se mislim

Da li treba da nastavim da pokušavam

                Da Ti ugodim.

Je li to stvarno vredno truda?

 

"Dete Moje,

Reći ću ti nešto u poverenju.

I Ja radim

                Istu stvar.

Nemaš pojma koliko naporno

                Ja radim na tome

                Da te učinim srećnim.

Avaj, sve uzalud.

Ali nešto iznutra

Govori Mi da nastavim,

I zato ću nastaviti.

Zahtevam od tebe

                Da učiniš isto.

Siguran sam da će doći vreme

Kad ćemo obojica uspeti.

Kao što znaš, naša filozofija je

                Da nikad ne odustajemo.

I zato, neće proći dugo,

A mi ćemo zasigurno uspeti."

 

 

 

 

 

13.

My Lord,

Am I correct when I tell You

That finally I am making progress

                In my spiritual life?

 

“My child,

You are absolutely right.

But do not forget

To give Me a little credit.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Jesam li u pravu kad Ti kažem

Da konačno napredujem

                U duhovnom životu?

 

"Dete Moje,

Apsolutno si u pravu.

Samo ne zaboravi

Da i Meni pripišeš malo zasluge."

 

 

 

 

 

16.

My Lord,

Do You not think

It is high time

For You to create

A better world?

 

“My child,

I thought you are supposed

                To do that.

Please, My child,

Do not thrust upon

My two weak Shoulders

Your heavy responsibility.

You may not believe Me,

                My child,

But I am already overburdened.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Zar ne misliš

Da je krajnje vreme

Da stvoriš

Bolji svet?

 

"Dete Moje,

Mislio sam da je to

                Tvoj posao.

Molim te, dete Moje,

Ne prebacuj

Na Moja slabašna Ramena

Tvoju tešku odgovornost.

Možda mi nećeš verovati,

                Dete Moje,

Ali ja sam već preopterećen."

 

 

 

 

 

23.

My Lord,

If You really love me,

How is it I cannot prove it

To the world at large?

 

“My child,

My Love for you

Is not for your demonstration,

But for your life’s illumination

                And nature’s transformation.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Ako me zaista voliš,

Zašto ne mogu to da dokažem

Celom svetu?

 

"Dete Moje,

Moja Ljubav prema tebi

Nije za pokazivanje,

Već za prosvetljenje tvog života

                I za preobražaj tvoje prirode."

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.

My Lord,

Is there anybody on earth

Who is pure in heart?

 

“My child,

You use your mind-eye.

Therefore, you see everybody

                As impure.

But I use My Heart-Eye.

Therefore, I see that

All My children,

With no exception,

                Are pure.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Postoji li iko na zemlji

Ko je čistoga srca?

 

"Dete Moje,

Ti koristiš oko tvog uma.

Zato sve vidiš

                Kao nečiste.

Ja koristim Oko Mog Srca.

Stoga su Meni

Sva Moja deca,

Bez izuzetka,

                Čista."

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.

My Lord,

It is so easy for me to feel

                That You love me,

But why is it so difficult

For me to feel

                That I love You?

 

“My child,

Do not worry.

As long as you feel

                My Love for you,

Your road will remain

                Amazingly clear.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Tako mi je jednostavno da osetim

                Da Ti mene voliš.

Ali zašto mi je teko teško

Da osetim

                Da ja volim Tebe?

 

"Dete Moje,

Ne brini.

Sve dok osećaš

                Moju Ljubav prema tebi,

Tvoj put će ostati

                Zapanjujuće čist."

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.

My Lord,

I have called You

At least a thousand times.

                But alas, no reply.

 

“My child,

You and I are playing

                The same game.

I have called you

At least a million times.

                But alas, no reply.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Zvao sam Te

Bar hiljadu puta.

                Ali, avaj, niko se ne javlja.

 

"Dete Moje,

Ti i ja igramo

                Istu igru.

Ja sam tebe zvao

Bar milion puta.

                Ali, avaj, niko se ne javlja."

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.

My Lord,

Alas, I am not ready

To rise above daily trifles.

 

“But, My child,

I am all ready

To give you My Divinity’s All.

Take it.

Just take it.”

 

 

Moj Gospode,

Avaj, nisam spreman

Da se uzdignem iznad svakodnevnih tričarija.

 

"Ali, dete Moje,

Ja sam sav spreman

Da ti dam svu Moju Božanstvenost.

Uzmi je.

Jednostavno je uzmi."

 

 

 

 

 

 

33.

My Lord,

I have brought my mind

To be Your slave,

Your Eternity’s slave.

 

“My child,

I do not need any slave.

I need only a friend,

My Eternity’s friend.”

 

 

Moj Gospode, Doveo sam moj um

Da Ti bude sluga,

Sluga Tvoje Večnosti.

 

"Dete Moje,

Meni ne treba sluga.

Treba Mi samo prijatelj,

Prijatelj Moje Večnosti."

 

 

 

 

 

Prevod: Dejan Maksimović