698. No disgrace

Poverty is no disgrace;
Just face the blows of the world!

Incompetence is no disgrace;
Just face the laughter of the world!

Defeat is no disgrace;
Just face the evils of the world!

Ignorance is no disgrace;
Just face the impatience of the world!
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 14, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974