It is a certainty that clumsy, embarrassing, unprincipled, and mean-spirited things will occur in our interactions with other people that would allow us to take offense. To be offended, however, is a choice that we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else. Indeed, believing that another person offended us is fundamentally false; ultimately it is impossible for another person to offend you or to offend me. One indicator of maturity is manifested in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others. A thing, an event, or an expression may be offensive, but we can choose to not be offended.