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OUR MISTAKE

12/1/2019

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                                                           OUR MISTAKE

                               An unknown author has suggested
                               a few ways we may recognize others'
                               faults while rationalizing our own...

                               "When the other fellow takes a long time
                               to do something, he is slow.
                               When we take a long time, we are thorough.

                               When the other fellow doesn't do it, he's lazy.
                               When we don't do it, we're too busy.
 
                               When someone else goes and does something
                               without being told, he's overstepping.
                               When we do it, we're exerting initiative.

                               When the other fellow strongly states his side 
                               of a  question, he's being bullheaded.
                               When we do it, we're being firm.


                               When the other fellow overlooks a few rules
                               of etiquette, he's being rude.
                               When we do it we are being original.
  
                              When the other fellow makes a mistake, he
                              sure had it coming to him.
                              When we make a mistake, wow what bad luck.

                              Funny isn't it, that it is so hard to correct our
                              own faults. Maybe it's just because we don't
                              recognize them except in others."
                          
                              (First published on November 29, 2013}


                         




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