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(Wear two book bag-sized packs, one on the back, the other on the chest.)
Life can be seen as a journey. While we travel along, figuratively we are equipped with two knapsacks, one to be carried on our backs and the other on our chest. The average hiker along the trail of life puts the faults of others in the sack on his chest so that he can always see them. "Jeez. That guy just can't control his temper." (Open up the front bag and make an action like you're putting something inside.)
His own faults he puts in the bag on his back so that he can't see them without some effort. "Hey! Even though you say you like them and think they're easy to cook, I'm sick and tired of you guys always having hotdogs!" (Spoken with an inappropriately loud, angry voice, and followed by a pronounced effort to reach around and act like you're placing something in the bag on your back. After that, regain your composure.)
And so, he hikes through life constantly seeing the errors of others, but overlooking his own mistakes. This pack arrangement is bad, because for a successful hike through life we should strive to become the best person we can be. So place your bag of faults upon your chest and put the bag of other people's faults and mistakes behind you.
We can help others much more easily by first being our own best example. (Switch the bags around. Take a look inside the bag of faults at your chest.) "I've really got to work on my anger problem."