I had a funny thought. It was 37 degrees today. No, it was 3 degrees.
Actually, both are true, just two different ways of saying the same thing (Fahrenheit vs. Celsius).
Sometimes two things that sound totally different are both accurate. For those of us who grew up using F, C does not make much sense and vice versa. If you do not know someone is using the other scale, the temperature they tell you makes no sense related to how it feels to you (but it is true).
I wonder how many other things are like this…
Someone says something that sounds strange or different than what you think. It is is easy to react and discount what they said or assume they are ignorant. If you took the time to understand what they mean, sometimes you will realize it is a different way of looking at the same thing.
This is a great reminder to use a learning mindset. “What you said surprises me. Can you explain how you think about that?”
When something sounds wrong, could it actually be right?
Good thinking.
Open-minded people earn the virtue of compassion.
I’ll try.
Here’s one for you:
“ It’s early. “
(Here in Moab, UT). 😁
I love your thought, “Open-minded people earn the virtue of compassion.”
Moab sounds amazing, chilly and damp here.
I ask a lady in the coffee shop if she enjoyed her holiday.
“It rained everyday”
Did you enjoy the holiday?
“The sea was the same colour as a cold day in whitely bay”
Did you enjoy the holiday
“Oh the people were lovely!”
Finally … the usual English chat about holidays is about weather … I think we are conditioned.
We are like that about weather here in New England, too. Seems strange how similar the cultures are after all this time.
Her response reinforces the idea of my post. If she hates rain, she might mean the holiday was bad. If I love rain, I might take it that the holiday was great.