Is There a Difference?

Until I discovered the mindsets and how they work, I too thought of myself as more talented than others. The scariest thought, which I rarely entertained, was the possibility of being ordinary. This kind of thinking led me to need constant validation. Every comment, every look was meaningful. It registered on my intelligent scorecard,. If the day went well, I could bask in my high numbers. One bitter cold winter night, I went to the opera. That night, the opera was everything you hoped for; everyone stayed until the very end - through all the curtain calls. Then we all poured into the street and we all wanted taxis. A taxi pulled up right next to me.