Many of us find it easier to question the ethics of others than to question what we ourselves value, believe, and do.
It is worth noticing if we often find ourselves stewing over just how ethically weak, dense, or shady others are while sparing ourselves from a searching self-assessment. It is a red flag if we spend more time trying to point out other people’s weaknesses, flaws, mistakes, ethical blindness, destructive actions, or hopeless stupidity than we spend questioning and challenging ourselves in positive, effective, and productive ways that awaken us to new perspectives and possibilities. Questioning ourselves is at least as important as questioning others.