So I'm driving home from a rough rehearsal, in rush hour traffic. I'm going past a Smith's next to an intersection, so it's really busy. I'm expecting stupid people, but it still scarred me when this stupid sixteen year old girl pulls out RIGHT in front of me WITHOUT LOOKING!
I don't have a working horn, so I slam on my breaks and she hears the screech.
"Nice" I mouth. She looks like a deer in headlights- clueless. "Go... GO!" I yell.
"Sorry!" she drives into the next line.
I drive by her slowly and touch my forehead- as if to say "How about we think next time huh?"
So now I'm driving home think things along the lines of "Stupid people... shouldn't be allowed to drive. They give out drivers licenses like candy here. Everyone should have to take the stupid test with a REAL instructor..." Blah blah blah... I'm just PISSED.
Then I stop and think... How many times have I made a stupid mistake? Made someone screech to a stop? Tried to lane change and not seen someone?
And further... she looked so scared. And apologetic. What if she was having a bad day? What if her boyfriend had broken up with her? What if she didn't make lead in that play she wanted to be in? What if she had just failed her final test in that ruthless calculus class? And now I'm sitting here making her feel worse for a stupid mistake? And one I've made before? Now I feel like a jerk...
So basically, just stop and think before you get all high and mighty, we're all human, and we all have days and moments like that. So stop... and juuuuust think.
