04 May 2010

The centre of the universe

We are rarely the centre of anyone’s universe but our own.

So who’s surprised?

And yet, I still constantly see people disappointed by others not rotating around them. We’re disappointed that they don’t think like us, or do things as we would. At work, we’re disappointed that they don’t buy our widget or intrinsically know to subscribe to our services. We’re disappointed by their not knowing about the goings-on in our universe.

But we can’t be. If we want them to be a part of our universe, we need to convince, to persuade, to show them why our world is worth signing up for. We need to be compassionate.

And we need to expect that if they do sign on and sign up, it might still be due to some larger grace than your own efforts.

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