Let me not pray to be
sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the
stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.
Let
me knot look for allies in life's battle-field, but to my own
strength.
Let me
know crave in anxious fear to be saved, but hope for the
patience to win my freedom.
Grant
that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success
alone, but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.
Rabindranath
Tagore
(1861-1941)
