Growing up on the West Coast, it’s pretty difficult to have anything but an open mind. When it comes to how people dress, express themselves, whom they love, what they believe, and who they are, it’s pretty much live and let live. Being open-minded comes easily to me, as I’m sure it does to many social workers and social-justice minded people. Yet, I’m reminded of a quote by one of my college professors: “Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.”
Whether someone is trying to sell you some snake oil, feed you a line, tell you a tall tale, or just try to manipulate you into bending to their will, keep an open mind, but check it out first. If it smells like bunk, looks like bunk, talks like bunk, walks like bunk, well, you get the idea. And if you do get “bunk’d,” well, at least you’ll know what to look for next time!
In the words of The Honorable, Judge Judy Sheindlin, “Don’t Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining.” http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Pee-Leg-Tell-Raining/dp/0060927941
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