My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'

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This quote humorously highlights the difference between intention and perception. The speaker's mother believes that she learned to swim when forcefully thrown into a lake, while the speaker points out that the intent behind the action was not to teach her swimming. It demonstrates that sometimes we may attribute positive or transformative experiences to events that were unintended or even uncomfortable, highlighting the subjective nature of personal interpretation in forming memories and understanding experiences.

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