Be kind when you do NOT want to.
He Rolled Down His Window and Did This
Many years ago, when I was really young, I drove everywhere like it was an emergency. During that time, a man showed me some kindness that I have never forgotten. In fact, his tiny gesture made such an impression that it’s fifty years later and it’s still influencing me. (Remember that as you move through your day. You never know who you’ll be teaching a positive lesson to.)
I was zooming around Reno, zipping in front of any car slow enough to leave just enough space, weaving my way through traffic on my way somewhere Very Important, maybe trying to get to a movie on time. Someone was in front of me at a red light. It went on forever. Finally it turned green, and when the car in front of me didn’t lurch forward immediately, I honked. Bee-beeeeeep!
The guy rolled his window down and as his car moved forward through the green light he flashed me a peace sign.
It was an instantaneous moment of awakening. A moment of shame and grace rolled together. I felt so grateful to him for not returning impatience with impatience. It was the coolest thing I’d experienced.
What he did is a hard thing to do.
