Spiritual maturity is largely a growth in seeing, and full seeing seems to take most of your lifetime, with a huge leap in your final years.*
Richard Rohr

narcissism (n) excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.

We may not think of ourselves as being spiritual, but
it comes with the territory –
As members of a species capable of noticing and controlling
what we are thinking and feeling,
We are also able to take these to extremes of seeing, understanding, and caring
for others and the world;
Of course, narcissism is also a part of the human deal,
And is much more of a spectrum than we dare to admit.

Another element of the human condition, though, is
choice …
Hurrah!

*Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward.