The Very Enlightened

The very enlightened 'twould seem are quite rare And of our own shortcomings few of us aware The flaws in others I can readily see But I dislike in them what I dislike in me Our negative thinking comes from low self esteem And those we choose to dislike are our equals 'twould seem Above what is ordinary few ever can seem to rise And though everyone grows older few grow to be wise The very enlightened one does not often meet Perhaps you won't find one on every street Even our own self few of us ever get to know Which prompts me to wonder why this should be so If you cannot respect yourself to others respect you cannot pay But we are what we are as some are known to say