440. A self-made man
He saysHe is a self-made man.
I pity him.
I feel sorry for him.
I accept his apology,
Immediately.
He says
He is a self-made man.
I hate him.
I hate his haughtiness.
I trust not his insincere claim.
I discard his meaningless life
With its useless achievements,
Immediately.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 9, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
