A young man came to a rabbi and said, “Rabbi, I know I’m a fool but I don’t know what to do about it.”
The rabbi retorted, “Son, if you know you’re a fool then certainly you are no fool.”
“Then why does everyone say I am a fool?” asked the young man.
“If”, said the rabbi, “you yourself don’t know why you’re a fool but listen to others who say you are, then you surely are a fool!”