Self-Conceit and SelfishnessDear brother, you have made a sad mistake in standing before the patients in the parlor, as you have frequently done, and exalting yourself and wife. Your own children have learned lessons from these remarks that have given shape to their characters. You will now find it not an easy matter to correct the impressions that have been made. They have been proud and self-conceited. They have thought that as your children they were superior to children in general. You have felt anxious lest the people should not give you the respect due your position as a physician of the Health Institute. This has shown a vein of weakness in you which has hindered your spiritual advancement. It has also led to a jealousy of others, fearing that they would supplant you or not place the right estimate upon your position and value. You have also exalted your wife, placing her before the patients as a superior creature. You have been like a blind man; you have given her credit for qualifications which she does not possess. {4T 98.1}

Selvindbildt og egenkærlighed.
Kære bror, du har gjort en sørgelig fejltagelse da du stod foran patienterne i salonen, som du ofte har gjort og ophøjet dig selv og din hustru. Dine egne børn har lært noget fra de bemærkninger og har formet deres karakter. Nu vil du ikke finde det særlig let at rette op på de indtryk som er gjort. Det har været stolthed og selv-indbilskhed. De har tænkt at de, som dine børn, var bedre end andre børn. Du har været bekymret for at folk ikke skulle give dig den respekt du skal have som Helseinstituttets læge. Dette har vist en svaghedens åre, som har forhindret dig i åndelig vækst. Det har også ført dig til skinsyge over andre og frygter at de vil fortrænge dig eller ikke værdsætte din stilling og værdi højt nok. Du har også ophøjet din hustru, fremsætte hende for patienterne som en højere skabning. Du har været ligesom en blind mand; du har tillagt hende egenskaber, hun slet ikke har.