Do not lose hope

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Do not lose hope

If the clouds have hidden the sun,

And life is full of gloom,

And the good done to others

has brought only criticism,

Still do not lose hope.

If the burden of responsibilities

has increased manifold,

the net of desires woven since childhood,

now feels suffocating,

Still do not lose hope.

If no one understands you,

difficulties increase beyond tolerance,

fate seems to bring misfortune,

loneliness overpowers you,

Still do not lose hope.

If all the worship, devotion,

tapasya, austerities,

and love for God,

bring no response

Still do not lose hope.

All the good done in this life

or the life before,

all the struggle and effort

to move towards God,

never goes in vain. So do not lose hope.