Original entry on March 3, 2014
As my mom was driving and I sat in the
passenger seat, we stopped at a light to turn left. The lane for oncoming
traffic stopped right next to us. As the light turned green for both our lanes,
a car next to us facing the other way and about to pass us stopped and the
woman driving motioned for my mom to pull down her window. Her husband was
visibly seen trying to stop her. My mom turned down her window and the woman
said, "What you're wearing, the scarf, is so beautiful!" My mom lit
up and responded, "Thank you!"
A moment later, as we turned into the
parking lot of the store we were going to, we realized another car behind us
was tailgating our car. We both parked. As we were walking by, the woman and
her daughter gave us the dirtiest looks. They literally held eye contact with
us all the way from crossing the street until we entered the store. It took
everything out of me to not give both of them a piece of my mind.
There are both kind and horrible
people in this world, but one good gesture, word, or even smile goes a long
way, even if followed by a reminder that not everyone has good in them.
How difficult is it truly to bridge
understanding and harmony between each other as brothers and sisters in
humanity? Not at all.
To the kind woman who took a few
seconds to make our day, I wish something good lights her day, too.
