My morning's blinding flash of the obvious: When I'm quoting another's analogy (and it's clever, funny, deep...quotable in a word) as if it were my own, I am not learning the lesson of the analogy. I'm going for the ego-victory.
I must find my own within me, then accept unto realization that that did not originate with me. It was voiced at sometime somewhere else...my ears did not necessarily even hear it. It is then mine, but not original to me so that my ego does not get involved.
If I'm quoting what I heard, I must give credit to whom and/or where I heard it or my ego takes credit and the lesson is lost to me.
Thank You.
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