Blurred Vision

          A businessman was highly critical of his competitors' storefront windows.
 
          "Why, they are the dirtiest windows in town," he claimed.  Fellow business
          people grew tired of the man's continual criticism and nitpicking comments
          about the windows.

         One day over coffee, the businessman carried the subject just too far.  Before
          leaving, a fellow store owner suggested the man get his own windows washed.
 
          He followed the advice, and the next day at coffee, he exclaimed, "I can't believe
          it.  As soon as I washed my windows, my competitor must have cleaned his too.
          You should see them shine."
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          Confucius once declared, "Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's
          roof when your own doorstep is unclean."