When I was younger, I idealised and idolised many a soul whose path crossed with mine.
In time, of course, I would inevitably discover they were mostly just as flawed as me.
Initially that discovery would cause immense disappointment, seeing how far they fell short of perceptions I had projected onto them.
But in truth such a response was wholly unreasonable. They were not responsible for how I perceived them. All of that came from within.
The reality is that none of us deserves to be idolised by another. None of us is pure or without compromise.
To hold a good opinion of another is one thing. To turn them into objects of devotion quite another.
Save that for the One truly deserving of all praise.
Last modified: 28 December 2023
