This is a story.
A Karate Sensei was addressing his students after he watched them perform kata.
When he got to Dave, an extremely egotistical student, he said, "You are absolutely the worst student I have ever seen."
Dave turned to the student standing next to him and said, "Did you hear that? 'Absolutely the worst!'"
An egotistical person hears what he wants to hear.
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin
