“Poverty doesn't scare me, ignorance does.
Work doesn't scare me, laziness does.
Pleasure doesn't scare me, pain does.
Charity doesn't scare me, weakness does.
Chastisement doesn't scare me, flattery does.

Friendship doesn't scare me, betrayal does.
Enmity doesn't scare me, anger does.
Marriage doesn't scare me, divorce does.
Love doesn't scare me, heartache does.
Sex doesn't scare me, parenting does.

Ambition doesn't scare me, envy does.
Adversity doesn't scare me, boredom does.
Risk doesn't scare me, cowardice does.
Competition doesn't scare me, mediocrity does.
Defeat doesn't scare me, weakness does.

Misfortune doesn't scare me, bitterness does.
Maturing doesn't scare me, infirmity does.
Life doesn't scare me, regret does.
Aging doesn't scare me, death does.
Existence doesn't scare me, oblivion does.

War doesn't scare me, bloodshed does.
Government doesn't scare me, corruption does.
Politics doesn't scare me, manipulation does.
Revolution doesn't scare me, tyranny does.
Rebellion doesn't scare me, slavery does.

Ideology doesn't scare me, fanaticism does.
Religion doesn't scare me, immorality does.
Faith doesn't scare me, hopelessness does.
Morality doesn't scare me, evil does.
God doesn't scare me, extremism does.”