Obviously, it is good to have a positive self-image and this is to be encouraged. However, some people have a glorified self-image which is unwarranted.

A good example is the child who thinks that he is good or doing good things when he isn't. He has not yet learned the true difference between good and bad so he asusmes that what he is doing that seems good to him, is okay, even though others may not perceive it the same way.

Take the example of Little Jack Horner. Little Jack Horner had a very positive self-image. He said "what a good boy am I!" after doing things that are not necessarily that good.

Nobody wants to eat from that pie after he removed the plum with his finger. He thought that he was good, but he wasn't.

People frequently like to justify their own actions and to tell others about how good they are. Sometimes the listener gets swept up with the excitement of their statements and encourage them to feel good despite the reality.

However, people should be taught the reality and taught the difference good and bad. Just because someone does something and says that they are good, they have to be taught that that does not necessarily make it good. There are objective determinants for good and bad.