Far from perfect

Far from perfect

I once heard a delivery man get chewed out over the phone by his boss.

Apparently, he delivered the wrong package by accident.

After taking the verbal lashing, he snapped back, “Look, I’m sorry I wasn’t perfect today!”

In How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie wrote:

“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”

If someone wasn’t perfect today, extend them some grace.

They may have done their best under the circumstances.

And on some days, even at our best, we can all be far from perfect.

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