Occasionally, allow yourself to be a hypocrite. Why? To remind
yourself that it's there. Otherwise, we can easily fool
ourselves into believing that we are always consistent, always
honest, always true to ourselves and to others.* We can become
blind to our own hypocrisy, while those around us can see our
hypocrisy quite clearly.* And... by exposing our own hypocrisy
to ourselves (by willing exposing to others on occasion), we get
a rare opportunity to begin eliminating it within ourselves by
learning how to *spot* our own hypocrisy *before* it comes out
of our mouths, or out of our behaviors. Is it easy?* Probably
not.* But I suspect learning humility rarely is.* At least this
way, you can remain somewhat in control of it, growing a shield
within you against attacks on your character by reducing some of
the places where you might be arrogant, leaving behind a
healthier sense of self; a truer self-esteem. -Ken
