Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity,decline,disgrace,honor,praise,censure,suffering, and pleasure.They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who is unbending before the eight winds.
NichirenSuffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.
Nichiren