A certain world leader recently referred to his own “great and unmatched wisdom.” You and I might speak of ourselves in such terms–in a tone of light self deprecation. He wasn’t joking.
Most of us would find his claim laughable or just plain pathetic. If we are ruthlessly honest, however, we might harbour self perception that is not dissimilar.
Maybe you have avoided obviously disruptive or destructive living. You figure you have it pretty much all together. So you don’t condescend, manipulate,dominate, move any or all conversation to your own person, bestow your ‘help’ and advice unbidden on others? You have, that is, no issues at all?
Truly impoverished are those if us who consider that only others “have issues.” We are then missing the true wonder of the humanity within us and of which we each are part. Such awareness and self discovery leads any of us with any consciousness to seek growth in our understanding and manner of relating to others and the world at large.
Consider: “We are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed” (1John 3:2).
Feeling inadequate, failed? God knows what fulfillment you are yet to know.
Feeling smug? You are missing something.