Last month I wrecked my Nissan, and it ended up in a local body shop for repairs. When I got the car back, I noticed the shop put the old parts into my car.
For me this was a bit annoying. Now I had to figure out how to dispose of them. I was curious as to why they would do that anyway. I’ve never had a shop give me the old parts before.
- Were they too lazy to get rid of them?
- Or perhaps they were super frugal and thought I’d like to sell them for scrap?
Finally, I asked a friend who is a whiz with cars, and he said,
It’s actually an indicator of a good shop. It allows you to see the condition of the old parts. You can take them to another shop for assessment. This way you can get a second opinion on the need to replace them. It’s a courtesy.”
The minute he explained the rationale, I knew I had incorrectly judged the people at the body shop. My first thought was, “This is a good example of ignorance leading to incorrect judgment of other people’s actions.”
It gave me pause to consider how many times I’ve incorrectly judged someone’s motivations or thought processes because I was ignorant of some key piece of information. It probably happens a lot more than I care to admit.
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Marnie Pehrson Kuhns is a Certified SimplyAlign Practitioner™ who uses music and creativity to mentor you past barriers, fears and doubts to discover, create, align with, and deliver your soul’s song (the mission, message or purpose you are on this earth to live). Marnie is a best-selling author with 31 fiction and nonfiction titles. If you'd like Marnie and her husband Dave to work with you personally on Your Great Reinvention, get a FREE 20-minute strategy session with Marnie here.
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