Watch Your Stereotypes
I was walking in downtown San Mateo yesterday when I heard “hey Keith”. It was one of my yoga students (who shall remain nameless partly out of respect for his privacy, mostly because I am not sure I remember his name correctly). This is one of those young men you can’t help but like. Bright, engaging, oozing positive energy. Then he started telling me about his travels to Asia: surfing, meditating and living an inspired life. A kindred soul! I appreciated him even more!
The disconnect was that he was standing there in full uniform next to his DPT scooter printing out a parking ticket to some poor unsuspecting soul. He was the enemy! A parking Nazi!
It is so easy to put a label on someone or something. I am sure many people have categorized me based on my chosen profession. I only hope I help them see things differently (as I did yesterday).
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If there is any kind of god, it would not be in any of us; Not you or me, but in the space in between. If there is any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something. It is almost impossible to succeed, but who cares? The answer must be in the attempt.