Our Spirit May Wander and Come Back

Although my spirit may wander the four corners of the earth,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away over the sea,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away to the flashing beams of light,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away to visit the sun and the dawn,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may wander over the lofty mountains,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away into all forms that live and move,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away to distant realms,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may go far away to all that is and is to be,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

Although my spirit may wander in the valley of death,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here.

– the Ancient Rig Veda,
Vedic Tradition, predecessor of Hinduism