Why is it so

Why is it so hard to be wrong?

I really have a hard time with this, and I don't think I'm alone. Why do we perceive it to be a character flaw if someone doesn't do something our way, or disagrees with us? We think ourselves infalliable. As an example, I am *always* hot. I rarely wear a coat, unless it's under 20 degrees. I do put coats on the kids, and hats and gloves. Despite that, my husband frequently complains that I am not dressing the kids warmly enough. It's not an attack on my character, so why do I perceive it that way? I usually end up arguing with him, when I should just stop for a second and think - are they dressed warmly enough?

The same idea goes for food. The way that a person makes a certain dish is always the *right* way. You make, for example, chicken enchiladas, and the way that you make them is the best. Am I right? Then, you go to someone's house, or a restaurant, and the same dish is prepared differently, maybe with a red sauce instead of a cheese sauce. It's not wrong, just different.

We have a priest at our church who is very, well, I guess loud and enthusiastic. Very in your face. Not my style at all. It's taken me a while to decide that he isn't wrong, just different. That's not to say that he is my favorite priest, but he does make you think.

It's really an issue of vanity, to think you are correct all the time. And it's a fault that I can clearly see in others, but have a hard time seeing in myself. How to find the mirror that will let me see myself as others see me? I frequently wonder exactly what others think of me, and yet if I was to find out I'd probably be so mortified that I'd never step foot from my house again.