Excellent piece. Reminds me of a discussion I had in my late teens with an elderly man who was retiring. He said, "No one knows what's like to BE wrong, only what's it like to HAVE BEEN wrong." (Sorry, Substack won't allow me to italicize.) Being a wise-cracking teenager, I shot back, "So you're saying I'm good, all my wrongs were in the past!" He replied, "Oh no, you have a lifetime of wrongheadedness ahead of you. You just won't know how wrong you were until you're my age."
Haha, another time he told me, "Always carry a pocket knife." I said, "Why?" He said, "Well, don't carry one and see how many times you wish you did." So yeah, I've thought of that old man quite a few times over the years. 🤣
I just discovered you. I’m grateful. Thank you so much.
Aw! I'm discovered! That's lovely, thanks.
Judging from the list of people you follow, you do a lot of reading! ... and there's a massive overlap with the people I follow too. :-)
Excellent! Loved it also !
That's great, Sandra. Thank you.
Thank you. A great read!
Thank YOU! ... this means all the more to me after checking out the very discerning list of people that you follow!
Excellent piece. Reminds me of a discussion I had in my late teens with an elderly man who was retiring. He said, "No one knows what's like to BE wrong, only what's it like to HAVE BEEN wrong." (Sorry, Substack won't allow me to italicize.) Being a wise-cracking teenager, I shot back, "So you're saying I'm good, all my wrongs were in the past!" He replied, "Oh no, you have a lifetime of wrongheadedness ahead of you. You just won't know how wrong you were until you're my age."
That's wonderful! I'm not surprised you remember it.😁
Haha, another time he told me, "Always carry a pocket knife." I said, "Why?" He said, "Well, don't carry one and see how many times you wish you did." So yeah, I've thought of that old man quite a few times over the years. 🤣
That means a lot: thank you!