[Blindtlk] Refusal To Use A Cane

[Michelle Medina]

Gary,
I would say it's not just as an older adult, us young adults *26 in my
case* are also extremely guilty of this!!!! Lol.

I think older ones are set in their ways and us younger ones figure
the older ones have nothing to teach us, which means we cause
ourselves trouble all around.
we can all learn from each other.
It's just hard to remember that sometimes.

On 12/19/12, Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello, Diane.  One of the unfortunate consequences of becoming an adult and
> then adding years or decades to this momentous transition is that sometimes
> we get defensive.  We have clear rules about how adults are to be treated;
> sometimes we adopt an attitude that anything worth learning we have already
> learned.  This makes us bristle a bit when people present things in a new
> way.  I sometimes find myself thinking "I am 57 years old.  What in the
> world are you doing trying to tell me this?" In my case this comes from
> embarrassment--how did I go so long without knowing this. It is easy to get
> defensive and harder to be open to the change.
>
> I think this helps in understanding why people don't seem to appreciate
> good
> techniques.  While we may publicly reject the idea that you can't teach an
> old dog new tricks, I do think we become too comfortable with the idea that
> my way works just fine.  When I teach, I try to employ subtlety, patience,
> and respect for the fact that a person shouldn't have to sacrifice his
> dignity in order to learn what I have to teach.
>
> Warmly,
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>
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