What I See In You I See In Me
"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?" - Matthew 7:3 Nearly twenty years ago, as part of a spiritual retreat, I met a man named Dale, who was one of the most loving people I've ever known. Dale was one of the leaders of the retreat, and he was instrumental in my coming to terms with my own spiritual and religious baggage. And I had a lot of baggage. I learned a phrase from Dale that has stuck with me all through the years: "What I see in you, I see in me." Dale would quietly insert this phrase every time we would start to rail about the difficult people in our lives. Me: "She is so frustrating... she never listens to me, and then always wants to give me advice." Dale: "What I see in you, I see in me." Me: "That guy drives me crazy, he's so full of himself." Dale: "What I see in you, I see in me."...