What a profound statement by St. Paul.
It not only says "consider," which is think about, ponder, evaluate, in other words we must think.
Step 1: Think.
Then it says what to consider: Others.
O.K., we are to think about others. We are to evaluate their needs and desires. We are to spend time pondering them.
Step 2: Think about others.
Now, for the clincher: Think of them as more than yourself. Or, think of others more than you think of yourself. Spend more time thinking of others than yourself. That might solve a lot of self pity and self aggrandizement. If we think more of others, we might understand them more and perhaps serve them better and love them more completely.
Step 3: Think of others more highly ~ than you do yourself.
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