"Eh leg Hammer."
That was the response I once got to a question that I asked a conductor on a train trying to figure out what the stop for the airport was.
"Sorry, what was that?" I asked. "Eh leg Hammer," was the response I got again. The fact the airport was found was a miracle.
I still have a chuckle when I think of that day. It was proceeded by trying to buy a train ticket and not at all understanding the person behind the glass, so random amounts of money were placed in the bin until she took it and gave a ticket. Who knows to this day what it really cost?
Sometimes these little misunderstandings can lead to smiles and laughters later on in life. At the time they were confusing, but now they are quite funny.
We all experience misunderstandings in our daily life. Some are slight like these, while others are major, life changing events. No matter what it is, it can be stressful to people who believe that they have to always get everything correct and it can be really frustrating to people who think that they need to know and understand everything. You would be surprised how many people I treat who have an issue with not knowing everything - they believe that not knowing something would be dangerous because it leaves them vulnerable.
Let me challenge you - go back to being like you were when you were a kid. If you did not understand things, then you just made things up. What would it be like to have a day of being care free again like you were as a kid? What if we were to just take things that they come - just for a day? No need to know all the why's and how's. Just take things as they are. Maybe best to not do this at work, but it could make for a fun weekend. If you try it out, let me know.