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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I once overheard a VERY wise, educated person calmly tell one of the new residents, in front of the entire new orientation class of 250 young doctors: "When everyone ELSE around you seems crazy, or stupid, or ungrateful, or know-it-all, you need to STOP DEAD IN YOUR TRACKS, and re-assess YOURSELF! As long as there are TWO people alive, they are not going to agree on everything....when you think you are above reproach and do not have ANYTHING you can learn from ANYONE else, especially those that dont agree with you, or those that offer constructive criticism, or even have the audacity to mention YOUR ignorance in any given area maybe in a tone you dont like, then you have shut off vital learning experiences, whether you like the way you have been addressed or not! LEARN HUMILITY, SON!!. IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL IN LIFE!!!... If nothing else, you MUST learn NOT to be a pompous bas*#@d!!"
That came from a world reknown cardiovascular surgeon.....and there are MANY people that can indeed learn from those words! Unfortunately, the people that need to hear these words and take them to heart, will not hear them as valuable or applicable to THEM!!!

VERY wise words indeed. I will do my level best to always remember them and to take them to heart. You never stop learning, that is so true! Thanks for sharing that, it is very meaningful to me