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