for one who seeks validation by words of affirmation
and getting results,
the pat on the back keeps one feeling that maybe,
just maybe,
you're not half bad,
and, perhaps,
you're not doing everything wrong, after all.
it is a pleasant thought.
oh so very often, we are accused of not being sufficiently confident
in one's abilities - almost grating, this need for approval.
but, in retrospect, i'd rather be that than one who is overwhelming
arrogant in the belief that one is simply the best,
which is not even half the truth as it is.
having the rank higher than me doesn't mean that
i'm denied of the chance to correct your mistake,
when the mistake was obviously yours to claim.
so please, just take my advise and stop denying.