When I got a new smart control unit, I was so glad about it that I wanted to share that excitement with everyone, including my grandma.
I appreciated the new smart control component so much that I was sure that if she got one that she would like it too.
I continued to tell her about it and how they were superior to the old control units. I wanted her to get one so she could enjoy hers much in the same way that I was enjoying mine. However, everytime I told her about it she seemed hesitant to go and get a smart control unit. I regularly wondered why, seeing as to how nice they were. After convincing her, she finally relented and agreed to get a smart control unit. However, every time she went to use it she seemed confused, even when I showed her several times she just could not seem to get the hang of this new technology. Then, she finally told me that she appreciated the thought that I wanted to share something that worked so well for me with her, however admitted that she did not actually enjoy it. It was too complicated and she clearly preferred the old technology. She could have taken a course, however there was no reason to expect her to learn something she wasn’t satisfied with. I realized that I had been unintentionally selfish because I was only thinking of my wants and needs at the time and not what she would want best. In my mind, smart control units were so great, why would anybody want an older control unit? I did not stop to consider that my grandma liked and felt more comfortable around older items, as they brought her fond memories of the past. I helped her remove the smart control component and go back to her dial control unit.