Henke 2022r

We All Need Mentors, Mr. Lundahl

Kevin R. Henke

September 15, 2022

In an email on May 17, 2022 (12:41 PM US Eastern Time), Mr. Lundahl makes the following complaint about my protests over his vague writing style, unacceptable misspellings, and poor referencing:

“You are very welcome to argue with me on the issue, and to use your format while I use mine, but trying to play the role of a mentor to a man already 53 is highly offensive to me.”

Considering Mr. Lundahl’s behavior, I’m not impressed with him being 53. I have nieces that are older than him and, to give you a rough idea of my age, I babysat them in the early 1970s. Nevertheless, one of the important achievements of becoming mature is learning to accept valid criticism, advice, and to admit when you’re wrong (e.g., Henke 2022s). Mr. Lundahl is stubborn and appears set in his ways and unreachable. When I respond to him, I hope that he will finally listen to what my references and I are saying to him. If he doesn’t change for the better, perhaps some of our readers will benefit by avoiding his mistakes, as well as learning from any of his positive contributions. Mr. Lundahl will no doubt continue to misspell, confuse, and ramble on in his own fantasy world. As for me, I have greatly appreciated being mentored by a number of people. When my parents were alive, they mentored me and gave me wise advice. My wife certainly gives me valuable advice and mentors me on a daily basis. My friend John was 23 years older than me and was a valuable friend, a hero of the Civil Rights movement and a wise mentor. Unfortunately, he passed away several years ago. It takes a humble, mature and wise individual to accept truth, good advice and positive criticism, and I hope that Mr. Lundahl will eventually become one of them.