Pedestal Danger

Have you ever put someone on a pedestal who later disappointed you? Why does that happen? Many times when presenting to a group and I ask this question I will hear that a "spiritual " person is supposed to behave a certain way. And when they don't, the judgment which looms is that this person is really not that spiritual. (Spiritual people aren't supposed to get angry, spiritual people aren't supposed to be fat, spiritual people aren't supposed to drink or smoke or to have problems with anything, and so on....) And then the pedestal crumblesFor me, the real questions are:

Why do I need to put someone on a pedestal, and why must they fall? If I look at the issue of law of attraction or law of cosmic return, and the law of personal responsibility, I must take the time to look at the why and what in my own life. It’s not about the other person. It is about my larger vision and how I am playing it out in my life one event and one experience at a time.

Why must I have someone on a pedestal?
Why am I not putting myself on a pedestal for myself?
What "terrible thing" did this person do? What similar thing, behavior or action, am I doing in my life to myself that was mirrored in their behavior or action? It may not be the exact behavior; however the energy is the same. AS example, if I judge someone for not keeping their word with me, where am I not keeping my word with myself?
What excuse did I grant myself by having them fall? (If they can't do it - no one can, or, I knew it wasn't true, or...?)

Did I attract this person and experience to assist me in my own growth, and instead of accepting the lesson and gift, I can make them wrong and continue my life the way I was. What do I need to look at in my own life where I am feeling a lack of self esteem, so I can feel “superior” because they are wrong and I’m not?!

Usually when we place someone on a pedestal and they fall, we haven’t specifically consciously stated that we wanted them to fall off the pedestal that we put them on, however our larger vision and deeper feelings of self worth are still being brought into form.

When I revisit the truth about myself, I have the opportunity to end this cycle.