The more severely the person puts himself down, the more likely he is to judge another critically. As the saying goes, misery loves company.
The correction here is simple: The individual has to learn to accept himself more realistically, with his good as well as his bad points, with his strengths and weaknesses, his abilities and limitations. Then, to the degree that he can realistically accept himself, to that degree he can genuinely accept others. If he is too severe in judging his own faults, his neighbor won't stand a chance!
-----Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR, Walk Humbly With Your God
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