SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
Margaret Reinitz tells the following story: While I was shopping one Saturday, I sprayed my wrists with an expensive scent from a perfume counter’s tester bottle. I then continued my shopping, exulting in the delicious fragrance. That evening as I was preparing our usual Saturday hamburgers, my husband said he had to run an errand and asked if I would like to ride along. When I grabbed my jacket, I noticed that the elegant scent of perfume still clung to the sleeves. I slid into the front seat of the car next to our nine-year-old son. He sniffed and exclaimed, “Boy, you smell good, Mom!” I replied, “Yes, I know! That’s the perfume I sprayed on my wrists while I was shopping today.” He answered, “No, it isn’t. That’s hamburgers!” Young America, MN.
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