First, I saw myself. According to my own moral code, I had considered myself a pretty good person. Compared to the people I hated, I thought I was at least much better than they were. But when you’re standing in front of God, saying “I’m good,” it’s like saying “I’m tall” when you’re standing in front of a mountain, “I’m big” when you’re standing in front of the ocean, or “I’m old” while looking at the stars. The thought is absurd. I realized that I had no idea what good was, because up to that point I had not stood in the presence of the God who made the universe.
