It seems to be a human thing to do-to blame everyone but ourselves for our failures, shortcomings, misfortunes, and even our outlook on life.
In our sight we are always right; but the funny thing is that we can never stand before ourselves-unless of course we look in the mirror. But even at that, how many of us really have the guts to look at our true reflections and say " that's a really ugly character flaw I have there, and it's causing some real damage, not only to me, but to people around me, I've got to fix it!"
It's amazing how quick we are to play the victim, to be the accuser,to shift the blame, to run away- but it's wrong, unfair and wicked.
It takes a humbling of the spirit, a selflessness that surpasses all human understanding, and a genuine fear of the Creator to turn the fingers on oneself, to be the accused, and to try to find a possibility that maybe and just maybe, the problem is you.
This is an attitude that I'm finding very hard to adopt. It's a level of selflessness that makes you a better person, and less and less of a hyprocrite.
During an arguement, I'm always to quick to run to my defence and point at the other party. All I see is what they did, I blind myself to what I did. I look at my mistakes, and reason with myself that something or someone else was responsible for them. By so doing, I'm storing up a rather large dose of bitter pills to swallow in the end.
Kind words from a kind heart. Humility and selflessness, are sure ingredients for a soup of eternal happiness, peace, and a better world!
