• Civility and manners,  Friendship and relationship advice

    Selfish motives

    “Almost every offensive action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.” ~Stephen Kendrick  Sometimes I catch myself doing things that would annoy me if someone else did the same. Talking too much and forgetting to return borrowed books are just a couple of quick examples. (I’m sure my family and close friends would offer a much longer list of aggravating things I do. Just ask.) So, today’s quote got me thinking about why we’re slow to recognize and correct our own bad behavior — but quick to notice offending behavior in others. On a…