Your self-image is as ephemeral as the play of light dancing on the surface of the water.
The operation of consciousness has created the 'apparition' called 'me'.
For those whose heart and whose attention is immersed in the truth, they don't need to have to worry.
The world is full of Buddhas but they're sleeping.
All the ups and downs are grace in different wrappings, sent to refine consciousness. Say thanks to them all.
Sometimes consciousness devises an obstacle in order to have the experience of transcending it.