Across the room

False humility is a fact of life that most of us are taught as a matter of course.  I suppose it comes out of that old, “don’t tempt the gods” sort of thing.  It really isn’t such a bad idea most of the time.  Who wants to hang around with someone who is constantly bragging?

But sometimes we do ourselves an injustice by not simply stating the truth.

For me the truth includes the fact that most of my friends are truly wonderful people.  They really care about others and go out of their way to walk the walk.  I’m proud to know them and call them my friend.

Even more than that is the fact that if such good people like me I really must be okay.  Perhaps I should look more at who my friends are than myself, because I seem to be able to see them more clearly than I do me.

Most of us are like that.  Up close we are like microbes under a microscope, all wild cilia and curvy lines, but those people across the room look pretty darn flawless. 

 I am also across the room and being seen by some pretty fine people.