Day 92 ~ Impressions

"The first impression is the one that counts." I've known for years that to not always be true. The first impression carries our conditioning, our prejudices. I've often experienced getting to know someone and completely changing my opinion from the first encounter. So yes, they aren't always accurate, but isn't our conditioning the knowledge we've accumulated over the years? Today was my fourth visit at a dental office. The first impression was that the provider was a bit belligerent with his words and not gentle with his hands. At the second visit, he was sloppy completing a procedure he had prescribed for me. A third one was set to patch the work of the second. There he was simply rough, not just around the edges. Decided. I won't be back! My first impression, his roughness, was exactly right.