POTENTIAL is what you may or may not have, <br />according to someone else. <br /> <br />ABILITY is what you have at a particular moment, <br />but is not always apparent. <br /> <br />TALENT is what you think you have, <br />but may not actually. <br /> <br />SKILL is what you've acquired over a long period of time, <br />but may lose without use. <br /> <br />TOLERANCE is what you display, <br />only when they agree with you. <br /> <br />MODESTY is what you express, <br />but only when they are impressed. <br /> <br />HONESTY is what should be used, <br />but only when you're not endangering yourself. <br /> <br />SINCERITY is what you must have, <br />even when you're endangering yourself <br /> <br />(8/84) <br /> <br />HUMOR is what you must find, because we <br />all know that you're not perfect. <br /> <br />LOVE is what you need to express, because we <br />all know that no one's perfect <br /> <br />(added 8/90)<br /><br />Suburban Lovechild<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-scale-of-self-righteousness/
