We all know people who never seem satisfied with others.Their every action is open to the whims of the person who sees what's wrong with the rest of the world but never admits their part.
The truth is, none of us are perfect. One way of dealing with the annoyances of others and their failings is to recognize that ours are as big in their eyes and it may be they are kinder and care more for our feelings than they do for having others see things their way.
To go through life nit picking and looking for flaws in others is surely to increase our own. That is so because the time we're looking at our neighbors in a critical way, is time wasted in working on our own flaws and trying to improve on ourselves.
We are the only person we will truly ever know, but if we don't make the effort 'to see ourselves as others see us' (Robert Burns)and to come to terms with it, then how can we walk on in this world toward a better one?
Of course it hurts to admit the truth sometimes, but once we've forced ourselves to do it, then we are able to attempt ways of improving on our faults. The first step, however, is in seeing ourselves as flawed as the person we criticize, or that is criticizing us, and letting it go no further than it need go.
Love yourself enough to see yourself in every person you meet. For better or for worse.
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