Look within

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing well as she used to and he thought
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he
called his family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him
there is a simple, informal test; which he could perform and give them a
better idea about her hearing loss.



"Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from
her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone, see if she hears you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a
response."



That evening, when his wife was in the kitchen, cooking dinner, he was
in the drawing room, standing about 40 feet away from her. "Honey,
what's for dinner?" he asked in a normal tone. No response! So he moved
closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeated "Honey,
what's for dinner?" Still there was no response. Next, he moved into the
dining room where he was placed about 20 feet from his wife and asked
the same question. Still further, he didn't get his awaited response. He
now walked up to the kitchen door which was another 10 feet away and
asked "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again no response! So he walks up and
whispers behind her "Honey, what's for dinner?" "Steve, for the fifth
time I've said, "Chicken". "Do you have some hearing problem?"



Sometimes, the problem may not be with the other person as we always
think; it could be within us.

Let's look within ourselves before we find fault with others...

(email from Uttishthata on 22 Feb 2010)