I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.
A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status.
The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world.
Can you look at a situation without naming it? Naming it, making it a word, causes fear.
To be honest to oneself, and that is very hard to do.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.