Yesterday, my wife finally discovered the error in her accounting that caused our Checking balance discrepancy; she added some numbers wrong.
Just how many of our issues in life are because we've misread the numbers? At the time, I'm sure it seemed like the right answer, but time revealed that it wasn't. In fact, the more time went on the greater the disparity appeared to be, between what my wife believed our checking balance was and what the Bank said it actually was. The error became magnified in her own mind so much that she dedicated an excessive amount of time and effort trying to overcome it.
It was all to no avail. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make the problem go away. It was only when she realized the truth, that the Bank keeps better records than she does, that she was able to see the mistake for what it was. When she did that, the problem simply disappeared. No more discrepancy, no more worry, no more doubt.
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A very special thanks to my wife, who actually enjoys that I do something on the computer that involves her, even if indirectly. Thanks, honey, for being my "muse"!! :-)
Posted by: HarryTick at August 4, 2003 03:54 PM
Bro ... this is an excellent reality-check illustration!
Jim
Posted by: the Shovel at August 9, 2003 09:07 AM
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