A while back I was talking with someone and in the
course of our conversation I made the assumption that he had a particular type
of experience. It’s embarrassing to admit but I made this assumption because
everyone who comes from the type of background I come from would have had this
type of experience.
When the person pointed out that, in fact, he had
not had this experience I apologized for my mistake and was reminded of a
simple lesson you would think a guy my age would have down pat. We don’t all
have the same experiences. We don’t all walk the same path. We don’t all know
the same things.
I realize this is incredibly basic but,
unfortunately, there I was making this simple mistake not too long ago.
I’m hoping one of these days I’m going to get it in
such a way that the lesson sticks.
