There was an episode of Red Dwarf where they arrived on a planet and were told they must go before The Judge before they would be allowed to leave the planet. The Judge would look at their every thought, word and deed and decide if they added up to a decent person or not.
The verdicts came in and Rimmer and The Cat were judged to be good and free to leave. Rimmer and Kryton were judged not good enough and were imprisoned for life.
The twist was when The Judge took off his mask and it transpired that the face behind the mask was yourself. So, even though The Cat and Rimmer were weak, vain, cowardly, selfish people, by their own low standards they had become the best they could be. Rimmer and Kryton were kinder, more intellegent, thoughtful, selfless people but by their own standards they could have striven to be better.
This is my pet topic to think about on buses and in traffic jams and when I can't sleep.
I know that by most people's standards I am a good person, but by my own standards, am I good enough? (Whatever that means).
How do you judge yourself?