Your judgments about other people say more about you than
they do about the people you’re judging. The reason you can
detect the weaknesses and insecurities of others is because
you have experienced those same weaknesses and insecurities.
Similarly, the reason you’re able to see beauty in others is
because that beauty lives in you as well. The positive
possibilities you see for others are, in many ways, your
possibilities too.
It’s very helpful to think of the world outside of you as a
mirror. Whatever you see beyond you in some way reflects
what is inside you.
The most powerful and effective way to improve the world
around you, is to improve yourself. The best way to bring
real value into your life, is to create real value for
others.
What you admire and appreciate and support in others, grows
stronger within you as well. When you seek to understand,
you will be understood, and when you listen thoughtfully,
you will be heard.
Your world is a mirror, so choose each day to show it your
best, most loving and supportive face. And you’ll be
delighted with the face you see looking back at you.
Ralph Marston