In one of those situations where the writing is both tongue-in-cheek and viciously pointed, Howard Thurman takes on Self-Righteousness Anonymous.
“It is an organization without structure, without form, without location, and without offices. Every person who belongs to it holds all the offices at one and the same time, for each member is the organization. It is a very old group, as old as the first mistake.”
I’ve heard about this organization [throat clear]. How does one identify members? Anonymous:
“In every discussion their word must be taken at its face value. Others may have to prove what they say, make a clear case for their position; not so with S. R. Anonymous. When he speaks, Truth has spoken. When he is tolerant, it is a benevolent toleration, the kind that a German police dog may have for a poodle pup. To be sure, mistakes may occur…but they are always due to extenuating circumstances for which someone else is responsible.”
Thurman rightfully notes that all of us are candidates for membership in Self-Righteousness Anonymous, benevolently omitting the suggestion that some may have attained a lifetime membership, but at the same time Thurman kindly suggests how one can easily cancel one’s membership: “One of the sure results of self-examination in the light of the Highest is an immediate humility and a canceling of one’s membership in Self-Righteousness Anonymous.” There it is again! That recognition that the world does not, in fact, revolve around me always shakes things up.
It occurs to me... 