'Tis said we dislike in others in what in ourselves we do see <br />And though with that saying just like all other sayings not everyone does agree <br />That we can see our own worst traits in others does make some sense to me <br />They become the reflective mirrors of our negativity <br />In our dislike of others we mostly tend to be discreet <br />But we cannot like everybody that we get to know or meet <br />Are we that any different to the little girl or boy <br />Amongst their many playthings they have one favourite toy <br />For to like everybody equally one would need to be a saint <br />And very few if anyone who are completely free of taint <br />To like some better than others is quite a natural thing <br />And the praises of those that we like we find easy to sing <br />And that we dislike in others what in ourselves we see <br />Is a saying that has some truth in it or so 'twould seem to me.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-what-in-ourselves-we-do-see/
