永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)太晚(NeverTooLate)

永久不會(huì)太晚(NeverTooLate)永久不會(huì)太晚(NeverTooLate)永久不會(huì)太晚(NeverTooLate)severalyearsago,whileattendingacommunicationscourse,iexperiencedamostunusualprocess.theinstructoraskedustolistanythinginourpastthatwefeltashamedof,guiltyabout,regretted,orincompleteabout.thenextweekheinvitedparticipantstoreadtheirlistsaloud.thisseemedlikeaveryprivateprocess,butthere/'salwayssomebravesoulinthecrowdwhowillvolunteer.aspeoplereadtheirlists,minegrewlonger.afterthreeweeks,ihad101itemsonmylist.theinstructorthensuggestedthatwefindwaystomakeamends,apologizetopeople,ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoing.iwasseriouslywonderinghowthiscouldeverimprovemycommunications,havingvisionsofalienatingjustabouteveryonefrommylife.thenextweek,themannexttomeraisedhishandandvolunteeredthisstory:whilemakingmylist,irememberedanincidentfromhighschool.igrewupinasmalltowniniowa.therewasasheriffintownthatnoneofuskidsliked.onenight,mytwobuddiesandidecidedtoplayatrickonsheriffbrown.1afterdrinkingafewbeers,wefoundacanofredpaint,climbedthetallwatertankinthemiddleoftown,andwrote,onthetank,inbrightredletters:sheriffbrownisans.o.b.thenextday,thetownarosetoseeourglorioussign.withintwohours,sheriffbrownhadmytwopalsandmeinhisoffice.myfriendsconfessedandilied,denyingthetruth.nooneeverfoundout.nearly20yearslater,sheriffbrown/'snameappearsonmylist.ididn/'tevenknowifhewasstillalive.lastweekend,idialedinformationinmyhometownbackiniowa.sureenough,therewasarogerbrownstilllisted.idialedhisnumber.afterafewrings,iheard:`hello?/'isaid:`sheriffbrown?pause.`yup.`well,thisisjimmycalkins.andiwantyoutoknowthatididit.pause.`iknewit!heyelledback.wehadagoodlaughandalivelydiscussion.hisclosingwordswere:`jimmy,ialwaysfeltbadlyforyoubecauseyourbuddiesgotitofftheirchest,andiknewyouwerecarryingitaroundalltheseyears.iwanttothankyouforcallingme...foryoursake.jimmyinspiredmetoclearupall101itemsonmylist.ittookmealmosttwoyears,butbecamethespringboardandtrueinspirationformycareerasaconflictmediator.nomatterhowdifficultt