May 27, 2021 · 0 Comments by SHERALYN ROMAN Sometimes all you need to do is ask a question or two. But do we? Nope. That age old beast called “assumption” rears its ugly head and conclusions are jumped to time after time after time. The results can be devastating. Reputations are ruined in the blink of an eye, businesses are left scrambling to defend themselves against baseless accusations or friendships are fractured, often irreparably. Often, these outcomes could have been avoided altogether just by asking a simple question or two. I’m not sure what part of human nature it is that leads some of us to lean towards giving others the benefit of the doubt while others immediately assume we’re all up to no good. It’s only gotten worse throughout this pandemic, a time when, frankly, for the good of our own and everyone’s personal welfare, we must rely on each other. We hope that enough of us will get vaccinated to create herd immunity to get out of this nightmare and we hope that enough of us will support our community in meaningful ways that ultimately result in the greater good. We need each other now more than ever before and yet what sometimes happens is the exact opposite. We’re assuming, we’re reporting on others and we’re hiding behind the “safety” of a keyboard to launch a thousand bitter words.