Self-righteousness is a problem that I've been thinking about lately. I feel like I've really been noticing it with some of my friends, and just as I get ready for some Biblical rebuttal to throw at them, I think to myself, "Sooo...how do you expect to get that sliver out of their eye while you have that PLANK lodged in yours???" How will being self-righteous against those that you feel are being self-righteous help the situation? It'll probably just end in some meaningless argument about who's better than who, which is probably why it actually started in the first place. I've found myself in a few of those lately, and it's dumb. I've also been reading through Proverbs for a while now, and it has quite a bit to say about the self-righteous, or those who are "wise in their own eyes," as it states it more elegantly. Humility isn't something that comes easy for me. I've always been the one that likes to prove that they're smarter than you, and who'll get into arguments over miniscule details. I always thought that my logic was better, my grammar was better, and blah, blah, blah. That's something that I've learned about myself and that I've tried to correct for a while now. I've found myself playing the fool in various situations and conversations because I'm tired of pretending I'm a smarty-pants. Personally, I think life is more fun this way than it is being a stickler, anyway. I guess that's all I had on my mind for now.
Favorite quote as of late:
"They thought I was the dad!" - my dear Uncle Wookiee
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You don't have to worry about being self-righteous Casey, it's okay, I'm smarter than you anyways lol!
But seriously, I know how you feel. I just apologized to a good friend of mine because of my own issues with self-righteousness. It's one of those "been there, done that" where you really wish you hadn't been there and you really wish you hadn't done that.
Gee, thanks John. haha.
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