POTENTIAL is what you may or may not have,
according to someone else.
ABILITY is what you have at a particular moment,
but is not always apparent.
TALENT is what you think you have,
but may not actually.
SKILL is what you've acquired over a long period of time,
but may lose without use.
TOLERANCE is what you display,
only when they agree with you.
MODESTY is what you express,
but only when they are impressed.
HONESTY is what should be used,
but only when you're not endangering yourself.
SINCERITY is what you must have,
even when you're endangering yourself
(8/84)
HUMOR is what you must find, because we
all know that you're not perfect.
LOVE is what you need to express, because we
all know that no one's perfect
(added 8/90)
Suburban Lovechild
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-scale-of-self-righteousness/
