THE GREAT WORK IS GOING ON - I AM NOW DETERMINED TO BE A WILLING ONE

I am afraid that the rest and peace I seek for will never come. But Mother does good to others through me, at least some to my native land, and it is easier to be reconciled to one's fate as a sacrifice. We are all sacrifices — each in his own way. The great work is going on — no one can see its meaning except that it is a great sacrifice. Those that are willing escape a lot of pain. Those who resist are broken into submission and suffer more. I am now determined to be a willing one.

- Swami Vivekananda
24th Jan., 1900 The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 6/Epistles - Second Series/CLII Margot