The Furthest Distance In The World

by Rabindranath Tagore

The furthest distance in the world

Is not between life and death

But when I stand in front of you

Yet you don't know that I love you.

The furthest distance in the world

Is not when I stand in front of you

Yet you can't see my love

But when undoubtly knowing the love from both

Yet cannot be together.

The furthest distance in the world

Is not being apart while being in love

But when I plainly cannot resist the yearning

Yet pretending you have never been in my heart.

The furthest distance in the world

Is not struggling against the tides

But using one's indifferent heart

To dig an uncrossable river

For the one who loves you.