L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

Double Standards

Why do we think it’s bad when other folks do it
While we persist in justifying our flagrant ways?
I suspect we cannot see our own shortcomings
Their misbehaviors despicable, ours merely flings.

Written March 20, 2022

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Gershon Wolf March 21, 2022 at 6:12 PM I guess we love ourselves very, very much! L Milton Hankins March 21, 2022 at 8:37 PM I'm sure we do, gw, and we also think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think. I think someone told me that one time when they were giving me the business! (chuckling)

Caren Krutsinger March 21, 2022 at 4:20 PM I like the idea that some people are giving themselves a "break" from being too hard on themselves. L Milton Hankins March 21, 2022 at 5:06 PM (chuckling) So true, Caren.

Marco Chies March 20, 2022 at 5:31 PM There is a Brazilian writer who once said: man is the cotton end of the silk mantle... L Milton Hankins March 20, 2022 at 7:11 PM Ah, a wise man! Thanks for sharing his thoughts with me. I appreciate it.