Words of few syllables: elitism

No matter what I'm saying or doing, somebody somewhere knows more about it than I do. Having that fact pointed out may embarrass me, but it does not constitute elitism on the part of the person who pointed it out. It's just a fact, whether the subject is lawn care, genealogy, quantum physics, fashion, making a pie, lepidoptera, or muscle cars.

If I don't like the fact, in today's world I can readily find many ways to learn more. If I choose not to learn more, then I need to become comfortable with where I have chosen to stop.




Photo credit: loop_oh's photostream, Rupert Ganzer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/loop_oh/5042656542 : viewed 29 October 2013), per Creative Commons

Harold Henderson, "Words of few syllables: elitism," Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog, post no. 1270, posted 1 November 2013 (http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com : viewed [date]). [Please feel free to link to the specific post if you prefer.]