The Things We Despise In Others...

Have you ever noticed that the things we despise in others are almost always the things we struggle with ourselves?  This segment of a Donald Trump interview may be the best illustration of this concept that I've ever scene.  Check it out and then be aware of the same phenomenon in your own life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=axM0_Zub0Dw#t=583s

The Marks of a Fool

Last week, I caught part of a radio program about fools.  Fool is not a word we hear too much about these days. The guest on the radio program (Jan Silvious) has written a book titled Fool-Proofing Your Life. I have not read the book, so I am limited as to what I will write here.  I do, however, want to share what she suggested as the three marks of a fool.  1) A fool is never wrong (in his own mind). 2) A fool uses anger to control. 3) A fool always follows his own heart.

Something rings true about this three-part definition.
Once we identify a fool in our lives, we would do well to follow the instruction given in Proverbs concerning our interaction with him or her.

Here's a link to her book: http://www.amazon.com/Foolproofing-Your-Life-Effectively-Impossible/dp/0307458482/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309318068&sr=8-1