Reminds me of the story about the monk in his cave who claimed he had reached complete peace and equanimity.

One day another monk comes to visit him and starts talking about how they are both the same, disgusted by all the people down there who don't understand.

After listening for a while the monk chases him out of his cave and screams "We are not the same at all! Get out!"

And the other monk replies: "I'm sorry, I didn't realize that your complete peace and equanimity depended on being alone in a cave undisturbed."