Weabsorbthetoneofothers: a harassedorangryparent, themenacingthreatsofaneldersiblingkeentoputusdown, thewordsof a schoolyardbully, or a teacherwhoseemedimpossibletoplease.
Ourfailure: notbeingabletomake a publicspeech, takingtimetolearntodrive a car, notbeingespeciallybrilliantatsales, rightlydebarsusfromloveandappreciation.