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Pot Calling Kettle Black
How do you receive your faults?
“Your attitude has been changing lately.”
Someone says this to you, and before the person even finishes, your mind is already searching, looking away to attack back so your ego is not hurt and your pride wounded.
So, in your head, you go:
My attitude? What about yours or… are you better than me?
And that’s how you no longer bother about what they said about you, but busy analyzing the other person’s behaviour and why you’re better (according to your thinking).
How can a pot call a kettle black?
One thing I always wonder is why, despite being full of faults ourselves, we're so keen on fixing others. Not just that, we want them fixed in an instant.
We see what is wrong with them. We notice what they need to change and we make sure to tell them.
But when someone turns around and tells us something about ourselves, we defensively remember that they aren’t perfect either.
“How can you even advise me? See this one — pot calling kettle black. Are you better than me?”
And that’s where we miss the whole point.
