Rabindranath Tagore: The light of the stars travels millions of miles to reach the earth , but it cannot reach our hearts — so many millions

The light of the stars travels millions of miles to reach the earth , but it can — Rabindranath Tagore

The light of the stars travels millions of miles to reach the earth , but it cannot reach our hearts — so many millions of miles further off are we!

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