[Courses] [Spineful Living, lesson 7: Assumptions Make....]

[Carla Schroder]

On Friday 01 June 2007 08:02, amandaangell at spin.net.au wrote:
> On Monday 28 May 2007 5:32 am, Carla Schroder wrote:
> > Spineful Living, lesson 7: Assumptions Make....
> >
> > - When I fly an American flag, that means I am a rightwingnut patriot of
> > the icky kind
> >
> > So this week's assignment is what assumptions do you encounter, and what
> > do you do about them? Is it worth correcting people when they assume
> > wrong things about you, or is it akin to teaching pigs to sing? Does it
> > benefit you it ways other than you're not kicking yourself later for not
> > responding?
>
> I am more than willing to admit that I have done just the opposite of the
> assumptions that everyone else has wrote about here so far. Instead of
> people making assumptions about me, I've made some big assumptions about
> them - based on, sometimes, flimsy evidence/hearsay, and others, a lifetime
> of being told bull-sh** from various sources.
>
> I don't think getting p*ssed-off at anothers assumptions is going to help
> them find out the truth about a situation. People learn the truth from
> experience, and mistakes are the best teachers. Of course, if a person
> isn't willing to open their eyes, that's a different matter. :)
>
> All I wanted to say was, take it a little easy on the poor fools who, like
> me, are still making mistakes, and still learning every day.

That's a very good point, and you are right!
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