George Bernard Shaw said, "The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurements anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me." I need to be more of a tailor; I put people into their pre-measured boxes and don't expect them to be able or willing to make changes as they face life, times and problems. And that occurs whether it is relatives, children or long-lost friends I seldom see. I need to give more space to measurement and attitude adjustments in others instead of just expecting them to fit into the box to which I have assigned them.
Hey, the years change a person! So does controversy and trouble and money and fame and disease and pain and worry and eating too much and drinking too much and ....you get the picture! Give everyone you know a break before you go on with the weight allowance you have upper-handed them! They have not stopped living even for a single day. They have the scars to prove it.
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