Imagine this.
Your six-year-old daughter asks what it means to be graceful.
What would you tell her?
Here are the two best examples I’ve ever heard:
Example One
Somebody tells you and a group of friends a joke but you’ve already heard it. Do you:
A. Steal his thunder by beating him to the punchline.
B. Say nothing.
Example Two
Your grandmother tells you something she already told you yesterday. Do you:
A. Say “You already told me that Grandma”.
B. Say nothing.
There’s nothing technically wrong with Answer A in either scenario. But it would likely embarrass the other person and accomplish nothing other than you being able to “One-Up” them.
Choosing Answer B is the definition of grace.