splinter and plank are of the same substance. this reminded us of the fact that often, we are able to spot something in another, because we know it so well in ourselves...read romans 2:1. another interesting thought is that the splinter in the other person's eye, causes a big reaction in ourselves, because the substance of their speck is particularly irritating to us, because of something in our own hearts. this explains why a person standing right next to us, may not react to that same speck in the same way, because they do not have the same "issues" in their heart. this is very important; we need to honestly 