In my younger
and more
vulnerable years
my father gave me
some advice that
I've been turning
over in my mind
ever since.  
"Whenever you
feel like
criticizing any
one,." he told me,
"just remember
that all the
people in this
world haven't had
the advantages
that you've had.."
He didn't say any
more, but we've
always been
unusually
communicative in
a reserved way,
and I understood
that he meant a
great deal more
than that. In
consequence, I'm
inclined to reserve
all judgments, a
habit that has
opened up many
curious natures to
me and also made
me the victim of
not a few veteran
bores.
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