By David R. Hamilton PhD.
Posted on April 19, 2000
https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/04/countering-with-kindness.htm...
A lady named Maureen once told me of the time when she was driving towards the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland.
It’s a toll bridge and a mile or two from the toll plaza she pulled out in front of another driver. It was an accident. We’ve all done it. A momentary lapse in concentration, a blind spot on the mirror.
Fortunately, there was no collision, but the other driver was furious. He peeped his horn for what seemed like an hour. He then drew up alongside her. His face was red with rage. He mouthed some expletives before flashing her a middle-finger gesture and speeding off.
Maureen was shaken. She felt very upset. But she took a few deep breaths and proceeded towards the toll.
As it happened, when she arrived at the toll booth, the angry man was now behind her. It must have happened as some drivers shuffle from one line to the next to try to find the fastest queue. Evidently, that strategy hadn’t worked out so well for him.
Maureen had always believed that kindness can solve so many of our problems in life, so she paid his toll.
As she pulled away, her shoulders eased, her smile returned, and she felt at ease, completely opposite from just a few moments earlier.+...>>>https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/04/countering-with-kindness.htm...
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