Confidence, Judgment or

Once a long time ago, two people in my life, who had little in common other than both loving me, expressed the same opinion.

“You don’t have enough self confidence.”

I accepted both criticisms delivered at different periods of my life as being equally valid, and also knew there was little I could do to change. Self confidence is infused, in my opinion, before you reach the age of five, and I had long since passed that period of time.

However, admittedly, that is merely my opinion with absolutely no scientific certification.

Today, I remembered both these incidents when I read a statement currently flamboyantly displayed both in print and on internet media, where a highly attractive gentleman placidly determines another “Morally unfit.”

The phrase or word that immediately came to mind belongs to brethren of another faith, chutzpah.

Immediately, I thought it must take an inordinate amount of confidence, sanctity or yes, chutzpah to dare to decide who is or isn’t morally qualified.

Hopefully, we will not hear words of such damnation come out of Rome unless under the blanket of ex cathedra, and I still hope it doesn’t happen.

The placid judgment evoked the question, however, of how moral are you to evaluate and judge another human being in terms of good or bad, sanctity or evil?

Is it arrogant or phlegmatic to feel confident enough of your own sanctity to question another’s integrity, character and honesty. Of course, you are always entitled to have an opinion, but to walk out on a diving board of publicity and affirm such a profound opinion, well, that does take chutzpah.

Often during the years that have passed, I have reluctantly recalled both the loving criticisms I received and regretted my own lack of self esteem.

Today watching the yes, very attractive gentleman, who is appearing simultaneously on several TV programs, I don’t regret it quite it so much.

I hope never to feel so endowed with so much self righteousness that others pale morally in my shadow.