Generally sucks.

If you actually care 

About the person you are about to 

“Educate”

Pause and consider 

If you actually know them,

Or have a sense of the world they inhabit.

Do you care enough 

To listen before you pontificate 

Your tried and true insights?

As you lay out your vision 

For how their life should be going 

Ask yourself- do you actually

See them? 

See their fears and

Understand their needs?

If not, then maybe 

You shouldn’t be surprised 

When your cookie-cutter words

Are left untasted 

On the plate.