Apparently, a lot of wisdom can be learned from nails. I've shared the story about the Nail in the Fence in the past.
This week a funny video called "It's Not About The Nail" recycled through my inbox again.
Have you seen it yet? It has had 20+ million views across various social media and syndication sites. So, you've likely run across it even if you haven't watched it.
via Jason Headley
The short version is that a woman tries to communicate with her significant other about her headache, which he quickly identifies as (literally) a nail in her forehead, with a seemingly obvious solution: Let’s get rid of that nail. She insists that that is absolutely NOT the problem, and if he would just listen to her, that would be clear to him. She explains, clarifies, objects, etc. Eventually, he does see the light ... and gives her not the solution he found so (literally) painfully obvious, but the solution she asked for.
"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." It's obvious.
Good for a laugh, but, also good as a reminder. Simply put, a problem that may seem apparent to you may not be so obvious to the person with a problem ... and that might be the real problem.
Whether your takeaway is that we often miss the answer right in front of our face, or that we have to be aware of what other people need, or that you can't help people that don't want to be helped ... you're right.
