Overlooking the Faults of Others

It’s not like we don’t know we’re supposed to do that. It’s not like I don’t know. But it so much easier, maybe even reflexive, to notice the faults of others. 

To be fair, it’s also part of legal training: to look for the faults, or the fault lines. To always be on the lookout for what could go wrong, what could blow up, and who could be blamed. What a training.

But only a training. Another training is to look at myself – for all of us to look at ourselves, and see what we’ve done or left undone. And then to care enough to reverse any harm. And then ask how we can help. 

I’m thinking about leadership and what’s needed now. Overlooking the faults of others and asking how we can help, feels like a starting point.