Why would someone say, "I am just a ....."
What will that person gain or lose as the result of narrowly defining his/her abilities?
Last weekend, my new neighbor's brand new truck broke down in the middle of street. As I was leaving the house to go to gym, I asked him what is going to do with the truck. He said that he had called a tow truck.
When I returned from the gym, his truck was still in the middle of street and he looked very irritated.
As I approached him, he told me that he was still waiting for a tow truck and the tow truck had gone to a wrong address. He was concerned how he was going to work the next day.
I asked him that if he had checked on internet the symptom of his truck?
He said, "No. I am just a salesperson!"
His comment took me back. I decided to see if I can help the new neighbor.
I did some search and two minutes later the neighbor was a happy person. I shared with him how he can start his truck and move it from middle of the road.
This situation made me think.
I could judge his response or I could reflect inwardly.
I pondered the following:
What areas of my life do I say, "I am just ...." and I limit my own experience of life and suffer as the result?
How about you?
In what ways do you say, "I am just a ....."
Copyright .2018 by Shervin Hojat
On the other hand, my, "I'm just a woman " Is checking the oil, charging the battery, doing taxes on the Internet and pruning shrubs and trees, as well as various assembly and fix up around the house. All because I patiently got her doing things she thought she never could learn to do. She regularly goes to the Internet to learn how to do things that are stymieing her.
Ron