And it dawned on me. I brought this other guy up and I kind of cut him down, I kind of criticized him, (in a very intelligent way might I add) to make myself look better. That’s why I did it.
I am literally staggered how easily this comes out of my mouth. Am I the only one? I’ll tear someone down to build myself up.
Or someone might say something like this to me. They’ll say, “Ed, you’re a really good speaker.”
And I’ll say, “No I’m not.”
Then they’ll say, “Yes you are.”
“Oh, no I’m not.”
“Yes, yes, you are.”
Why am I saying no? I want them to build me up, give me props.
“Oh, you’re a great golfer.”
“No I’m not.”
“Yes you are.”
“No I’m not.”
“Yes you are.”
“Oh, you really know how to put fashion together, girl.”
“Oh, no, I don’t.”
“Yes you do.”
We don’t like to hang around people like that. I don’t. I don’t like myself when I do that. We’re wounded by words that they say to us. We’re wounded by words we say to ourselves and to others just to build ourselves up. And it messes up our attitude. Have you ever tried to relate to someone who was so self-absorbed and introspective? It’s very difficult.
Some of us here, though, hear what they say and then we tell ourselves lies. And then we conclude, “Well, you know what? I’m going to prove them wrong.”
And some here, your whole life’s mission is to get back at your mother, your father, or some other authority figure. And one day, you think, when you do a certain thing, when you achieve a certain level, then it’ll throw it back in their face and they’ll say, “He was right; she was right. I’m wrong. Man, they really torched me.”
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