Gitanjali-31
"PRlSONER, tell me, who was it that
bound you?"
"It was my master." said the
prisoner. "I thought I could outdo
everybody in the world in wealth and
power. and I amassed in my own
treasure-house the money due to my
king. When sleep overcame me I lay
upon the bed that was for my lord,
and on waking up I found I was a
prisoner in my own treasure-house."
"Prisoner, tell me who was it that
wrought this unbreakable chain?"
"It was I," said the prisoner. "who
forged this chain very carefully. I
thought my invincible power would
hold the world captive leaving me in a
freedom undisturbed. Thus night and
day- I worked at the chain with huge
fires and cruel hard strokes. When at
last the work was done and the links
were complete and unbreakable, I
found that it held me in its grip."