I just love meeting new people who are really knowledgeable of subject material that is quite beyond me. If only the brain were literally a sponge that could soak up all the information they have. Just a bit ago I had a nurse explain that "Mucine" was a term referring to the common genius of mice. The other weekend I worked with a nurse who was a big herpetologist and was explaining to me how some rattlesnakes here lately have not been growing rattles as early as they should. He was saying that they have been mistaken for common bull snakes until turned in order to see the diamond pattern because they have been full grown and yet have no rattle.
I love to learn and ask questions and I really love when people are so willing to share their information with me. To me asking someone questions is a form of respect. Its as if I'm saying, "I value your knowledge and wish to gain some from you." Of course you do run into the very rare occasion where a person seems to not take my questions in that matter and come off rudely because I'm either pestering them with questions or not bright enough to figure the information out for myself. Dealing with these rare events is definitely worth the information I do gain from those who are so pleased to teach others.
If I were to have one wish it would be to have a mind that was capable of taking in all around me and gather information in a way that I could refer back to. Until some random genie decides to pop up and offer me three wishes, I suppose I'll just have to deal with my "less than sponge-like" brain.
Cheers!
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