To the "Professional"

I agree with the other posters. Certainly, professionals have more understanding in an educational and scientific context. But we are all human and, as such, have valuable experience and knowledge to share.

Do you really think that your own knowledge and credentials prevent you from learning something from a mere layperson? (Heaven forbid.)

Any "professional" who refuses to learn from a "nonprofessional" is making a huge error, in my opinion. As humans, we learn a great deal from one another. We're not all psychological or medical experts, but we are all psychological beings.

Ask an elderly person about some of the most significant things they've learned in life. How many people, do you suppose, will reply, "Oh, it's got to be the academic knowledge I've gained from reading articles in professional scientific journals!!!"

How many people on their death bed will say, "Boy, am I glad I restricted my communications to the professionals of this world, instead of wasting my time communicating with people like neighbors, coworkers, children, and the uneducated!

Enough said.

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