Self-unawareness

Is not the collocation of “love, timidity, and indolence” a telling one, and is it clear that it lies beyond Mr Verloc’s consciousness, to be enjoyed as the superior narrator’s disdain at this display of self-unawareness put on for the gratified illumination of the reader?

God revealed to this hurting woman the beauty and power of love; she broke free from the bondage of self-unawareness and was delivered from the strongholds that had blocked her ability to see God in her life.

“[…] My main concern right now is my family, and to make enough money to retire comfortably.” Smith’s attempt at humility morphs into an epic display of self-unawareness. “I’m just an average guy,” he goes on. “Maybe I’m more adventuresome than most. I’m of a fearless nature.[…]”