Truth 19. Beware of seeing patterns that aren't there
Shortly after we were married, my wife and I moved into a small, second-floor apartment. The quiet, old gentleman who lived below us was mercifully hard of hearing, so he wasn't disturbed by our noisy cats thundering across the floor above his head. This neighbor passed away a few months after we moved in, and we were expecting the apartment to be leased again. One evening, I heard a loud radio blaring downstairs. The new people had arrived. The music continued through dinner, and I had a sinking feeling about the quality of our new neighbors.
But I was reluctant to make my first contact be a complaint about music. After all, we would have to live together, and they might not be so happy about ...
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