"...but I am the world’s foremost authority on myself, " BRAVO Martin! Dude, I found this piece to be superb, and trust me, I usually put a pin in long paragraphs. I figured out why they turn me off - it's hard for me to read because of my sight - I just figured that out - anyway, Each of Us Is Self-Validating was worth the read, and sticking around to the end! KUDOS my man :-)