As they walked down the hallway, the one fell behind, and when that person did catch up, the other said, "Are you lollygagging or are you lost?" He then pointed out how clever the phrase was, and that he had coined it. Reaching the room they were headed, he reflected on how he had failed the moment, how he was too boastful.
A complete person would not be so boastful. The complete person is one who does not seek the approval of others. He or she does not seek for glory. They have learned the art of not judging others, while not being afraid of the judgements of others. They accept their faults. Nay -- they search out their faults, but while accepting them, they strive to correct them.
The complete person senses the gossiping against him or her. But, they do not respond in kind, but in being kind. They seek to love those who speak against them. They are normal enough to want acceptance, and normal enough to want prestige and to get credit for what they do. But, if it does not come, they will live without it.
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