Was grocery shopping yesterday when a woman pushing her cart out of the aisle must have clipped the cart of another woman turning into the aisle. That woman loudly said, "Bitch."
It took me a few seconds to realize what i had witnessed, and i looked at the woman that said it, she looked briefly at me then continued on with her shopping, unfazed, as if that exchange was the way all people treat one another.
i have been trying very hard to be less judgmental, a trait that has bothered me my whole life; when someone drives aggressively around me, i pause and tell myself that they must have had a bad day. It has opened me to acceptance on many levels (accepting, liking, respecting ExA will be the final exam).
i don't understand why the act of being kind is so difficult, why people don't see how profound the pay off is. How can a person use such an aggressive word with a complete stranger?
i wish i had been more mindful to walk up to her and say, "Be kind." But she would have probably answered by calling me an asshole.
