Monday, August 19, 2024

Why you’re wrong about being wrong (you’re right)

 

Stepped on any rakes lately? Tripped on any banana peels? Fell into any open manhole covers? If so, you may be kicking yourself (with whatever feeling you still have left in any of your multiple extremities). But I’m here to tell you to stop that. It wasn’t your fault a lazy landscaper decided August was the best time to collect leaves. Nor are you to blame for an escaped zoo monkey’s inability to understand the basic tenets of composting. And how are you at fault when a construction worker forgets that most people prefer to amble at street level. 

 

You’re not wrong. Everything you think about being wrong can easily be turned around into a positive. The key is to blame others for your ignorance and arrogance. They set you up to fail.  Trust your instincts, even if they are what got you in this position in the first place. 

 

The worst thing that can happen to a person as they age is an unstoppable, almost biological maturity. Suddenly, in the dank sewer system of an overfed metropolis, you’re happy at your new perspective. This isn’t right, even if you are. 

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