Risk of hasty opinion.
Sometimes it is necessary to rethink what seemed clear and unshakable. For example, one's own opinions. Many years ago, my father gave me a Gola set as a Christmas present. I stared in amazement at the small, heavy metal case full of parts and components I didn't understand and couldn't understand why such a gift would please me. My father watched me with the joyful anticipation of a man who was sure he had done the right thing and certainly expected appreciation on my part. After all, he added something along the lines that "having your own Gola is something". I didn't really think so at the time and was sorry I didn't get something more practical. Sometime in 2012, also under the tree, I found a present given to me by a friend of mine, a cyclist, top athlete and experienced traveller. They were so-called compression socks. A luxury version with motivational pictures. Until then, I had associated this product with the idea of retired women complaining about swollen feet. While Milan explained that it was a great thing to travel with, the socks ended up unpacked at the bottom of a drawer. Especially when I discovered that they were very tight and almost impossible to stretch (!). Not too long ago, I had to inwardly apologize profoundly to both men for my rashness and poor judgment. Recommendations for both the Golu and the compresses came to me through various channels. I brought both to light and quietly rehabilitated myself with a sense of shame and my own stupidity. The Gola socket wrench set is a great thing and has done my amateur DIY a great service. My father must have seen the moment of epiphany coming. The compression socks (which have to be very tight - otherwise they don't work!) have enabled me to walk and move around several times after I've been on a long air journey somewhere. And Milan knows I travel a lot. A quick trial didn't pay off, and to atone for my failure, I started looking for generalizations and parallels. Briskness can be compensated for by the ability to assess circumstances and facts after the fact. And evaluating them can result in a change of mind. That was my case. In politics, such an approach may be called spinelessness or the art of self-reflection, and is often merely expedient and calculated. It is different in interpersonal relationships, where this skill can be a great asset and prevent crises and disagreements. The only risk is that of default.
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