It is really easy to get carried away when evaluating other people. Jesus warned us about the tendency when He uttered what has become the mantra of millennials, “Judge not”. The problem He was addressing was the way in which we are critical of the faults of others while we ignore our own weak points. It would be like a blind man criticizing the hearing of a deaf man.
What areas do I find a need to practice humility? What areas do I find myself being critical when I don’t have a leg to stand on? The problem is that we rarely see our own weak spots because, well, they are weak spots. So where do I start feeling self-righteous?
I start feeling holier than thou when I see people who have not lost weight. I watch them struggle to walk or driving their little electric carts. I am probably a bit jealous because the electric carts look like fun. So far I have been able to ignore that fact that my weight continues to creep up.
I feel very spiritual when I see people watching TV. I don’t watch TV and that makes me superior. Of course my wife, who does watch TV, points out that I spend a lot of time on my computer and when she catches me with a You Tube segment wants to know what is the difference between that and TV.
That brings up another point of superiority. I don’t answer stupid questions, specifically questions that question my superiority.
I am sure that other people are aware of many other areas I need to develop humility. For the moment I have enough to work on.
homo unius libri
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