There are many, many concepts in Avodas Hashem that we have heard from Baalei Mussar, which are simply not for our Dor! We may do good things with Negi'os, and we may have loads of Middos which may not be Mamash the real Chet, but they “smell” from Ka'as, Kin'ah, Ta'ava, and Kavod, etc. We habitually put ourselves down, and we have no right to do that!
We have pressures and difficult backgrounds that can often Pater (excuse) us from many unwanted behaviors. For so-and-so the Metzuyan doing a certain thing is a big Aveira, but for “Mr. Zero” who’s barely getting up in the morning, the same behavior is a much smaller Aveira. Each person has to be judged according to his unique situation.
The Shafel Needs to Work Mainly on Romemus
I mainly talk about the שְׁפֵלֵי רוּחַ lowly souls who are “deep pits”, and need to be: "וַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבּוֹ בְּדֶרֶךְ ה'" uplifted types. They mainly need Romemus, and need to always fill up that never ending deep hole, and blow themselves up loads and loads.
