Out of place = new

I am reminded by John Maeda that feeling out of place is an opportunity to learn something new.

I am very out of place in the bars of New York; watching younger, fitter, more stylishly aware, more adventurous young adults and their admirers on a Friday night in a Hell's Kitchen bar. It seemed overwhelmingly out of place, but now I look back on it as an experience: to feel that carefree energy of young people on a Friday night. To remember how that felt and how much fun it was and to be glad of where I am in my life. To observe and feel and experience without judgment.