In our neighborhood, we have a small street (with no painted
centerlines) that makes a sharp, 90° turn … while going downhill. When drivers are on the inside of the curve
downhill, it’s easy (or relatively easy) for them to stay on their side of the
road. But when drivers are on the outside
of the curve going up, they tend to “straighten out the curve” driving in the
middle of the road to get up the speed to climb the hill. Usually, no one is coming, but sometimes … well,
it can get a little dangerous. A week
ago Wednesday, my right shoulder was hurting, and I was driving with only my
left arm when I came around the outside of that curve going up the hill (refer
to the sentence above). I couldn’t
negotiate the road as well as I usually do, so I “cut the corner” just a little
bit. But an oncoming driver didn’t show
any mercy, honking his horn long and loud.
What a rude dude! No
understanding at all! I was doing the
best that I could while he showed no compassion at all! But then I realized how often I was unkind,
like that other driver. Often, when
another driver drifts onto my side of the road, I crowd the middle of the road
to “teach the other driver a lesson”. Jesus
said in Luke 6:31, “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to
them likewise.” This is called The
Golden Rule. Hey, If I think that the
other driver should be understanding of me, I should be understanding of other
drivers too. And when an uphill driver
comes over onto my side of the road, I need to remind myself that he may have
shoulder problems just like me too.
Well, he could. Hey, you have a
choice today: kindness or honking; understanding or crowding. The choice is up to you.
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