Magic Minute Misunderstanding
MAGIC MINUTE // I just got on a tram when a smartly dressed young lady said, “Are you Laurie Smale?”
“Yeah, that’s me.”
“Well, I’m Susan Grimshaw and I was very jealous of you in grades five and six for you continuously out-shone me with Reading Writing and anything else we had to do in front of the class!
“I remember you.” I warmly said.
But before we could elaborate further she was getting off and waving me a friendly goodbye.
knowing what I now know as a well-versed speaking coach I would have said: “Yes, but you only saw the confident side of me. You didn’t know how I suffered from my crippling fear of maths. That’s why I sat next to Cornelius Van Weezip and copied all his work!”
These words would have helped Susan understand that what we see is hardly ever the full story.
I’m Laurie Smale… Till my next Magic Minute 🪄
