Yesterday I was reminded that we don’t know what we don’t know! Let me explain.
We had a few people over for supper last night. As a snack before dinner, we had cheese dip and fun Halloween chips that were orange and black. Nothing fancy, just tortilla chips that were colored and festive. Of course everyone teased me because I bought Christmas plates, which just added yet another giggle.
Anyway, my dad ate a few chips and then made a big deal about how gross the black ones were. In fact, he gave his black chips to my mom and picked out a few orange ones to finish off his cheese dip. We were scratching our heads because that seemed really weird. My daughter insisted that he was crazy. So much so, she demanded he prove his ability to determine which color of chips were which. My dad willingly allowed my husband to blindfold him. Holly placed a chip in his mouth and dad called “Black” or “Orange” correctly over a dozen times. Mom said, “Well, the black ones are a little tougher.” We all tried each color several times and none of us could figure out how my dad could tell the difference. Clearly, though, he could. After all, he correctly identified the color of the chip while blindfolded. Still, he claimed that the black chips were gross.
After about an hour, my dad came clean. He and Jason had designed a plan way before any of us realized what even hit us. My dad sucked us into believing the black chips were gross and my husband volunteered to hold the blindfold. Only, when a black chip was placed into my dad’s mouth, Jason tapped him on the back of the head. Thus, my dad accurately called the color of the chip every single time- blindfolded. You see, there is NO difference in the chips- but there was a master plan to fool us- and it worked!
This is a reminder for all of us that we don’t know what we don’t know! We had no idea that this was a trick. We never saw it coming, actually. We believed that my dad could tell which color a chip was- simply because he was blindfolded and correct each time. I am thankful for this funny little joke because it was a terrific reminder that things aren’t always as they seem. We want to believe things that we see, but we don’t always know the whole story. In this situation, there was no harm and no foul. It is important to realize, though, that there are dangers in not knowing the whole truth and to remember that things are not always as they appear. Thanks for the lesson, Dad!
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