Consider this scene from Don Quixote, wherein Sancho Panza, the slovenly, loyal squire, tells the tale of two relatives in judging a fine wine in a tavern.
One sips it, swishes it in his mouth, and says it’s wonderful, except for the slight taste of leather.
The other takes a drink. It’s excellent, he says, except for that off hint of iron.
The barflies mock the relatives for arguing about what’s off. But when the wine cask is emptied later, the tavern owner finds an iron key on a leather thong.
There are stories being yelled about culture wherein both could be right.
What’s clear from the story from Don Quixote is that 1. Arguing about which story was right was pointless. 2. We’re left wondering what one does after one finds out both stories are correct.
Better, I think, to focus on the positive change we can make than on what or who is to blame.
Stay Positive & Wine, Anyone?
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