"Who is there to take up my duties?" asked the setting sun. "I shall do what I can, my Master," said the earthen lamp.

"Who is there to take up my duties?" asked the setting sun. "I shall do what I can, my Master," said the earthen lamp.

aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
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