Know Thyself
Was it Aristotle who once said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom?” If that was true, I thought I was the wisest man alive. I thought I knew myself well. I was a pretty good guy, a not-so-bad husband, a more-than-adequate lover, a good provider as a father, a friend you could probably count on, a straight-shooting supervisor ... all good stuff, right? Events these past several months shattered my previous self-image. It turns out I was not so wise. In fact, I was a total...