Dominic,+Rose+Maria

Have you ever made an assumption about someone or something and later discovered you were wrong?

Yes, I have made many wrong assumptions. One of it is the incident that happened while I was in Switzerland. I was there for my holidays during Easter time in the year 2007. During this time, shops were full of Easter eggs of many varieties which I have not seen before. I and my brother were thrilled when we saw the wide varieties of Easter eggs. We went to a Super Market and we saw many varieties of Easter Eggs and bunnies. We were puzzled to select a good one. My brother bought an Easter bunny and I bought an Easter egg which I assumed inside of it would be full of chocolates. When we reached home with great enthusiasm. My brother first ate his Easter bunny. After a while I opened mine and my mother divided it into two halves and to my disappointment I found that there was no chocolate inside it. Therefore I was wrong in my assumption.

What led you to make the incorrect assumption? There were many reasons for my wrong assumption. Firstly I should have investigated more about it from my friends there. As I was new to the place, I had not much knowledge about Easter eggs in Switzerland. Secondly, everything was written in French which I do not know. Thirdly, this is the first time I purchased an Easter egg in Switzerland.

What did you do when you discovered you were wrong? I felt very bad as my family made fun of me for my poor judgment. I regretted my wrong assumption and decided to make more prudent decisions in future.

Is it human to assume or should we be more careful? I felt very bad as my family made fun of me for my poor judgment. I regretted my wrong assumption and decided to make more prudent decisions in future.

//Rose, I am glad that you used a specific example which does explore the dangers of making assumptions - luckliy the result of your wrong assumption were not serious. Can you think of any other situations when false assumptions might lead to more serious consequences?//