i ching wisdom: “Melting of the Ego”
to someone who is solely focused on himself, proud,
triumph is pleasant
defeat terribly painful
to a non-egotistical person
both are equally interesting,
“for what matters is not the content of the experience
but the fact that it is his” W. H. Auden
one should develop
a complete indifference
to what the world thinks of oneself
Bisbee, 1980