537. A world of difference

There is a world of difference
Between
Fear and doubt.
Fear is something that I treasure;
Doubt is something that treasures me.

There is a world of difference
Between
Stupidity and absurdity.
Stupidity tells me that everybody has surpassed me;
Absurdity tells me that I have surpassed everybody.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 11, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973