unconscious towards an understanding of self and others. Of all the problems that each person must solve, the complexity of his own temperament is probably the most challenging. Most of us have very little trouble giving other people good advice -- we see exactly what is wrong with them -- and we tend to develop the attitude that perhaps we have been more fortunate; that through experience or opportunity we are just a little wiser than the others. And then a little problem comes home to us, and confusion immediately results. The confusion, of course, arises from the important principle operating in nature that impersonal judgment is always the best. It is very true, and we cannot deny it, that we can advise others in many areas where we cannot solve our own difficulties, simply because personal involvement results in loss of perspective.

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