154. Set the road rage aside, and let someone else merge.
This morning I was on my way to drop off our rental car. Unfortunately we were in a serious car accident a little over a month ago and our car was wrecked. We were on a road trip of sorts, to drop my son off in Baker (he lives in Vegas with his dad and stepmom, and he’s home for holidays). Therefore we haven’t had a car in quite a while, and we now have to rent a car every time he’s home. Hopefully this will all change soon!
So anyway I was in a big rush to get the car back on time, otherwise you do get charged for an additional day. I was coming up to a busy intersection and stressed. At this intersection, there’s a gas station, and I know from much experience that trying to get out of that parking lot and onto the same street I was on is dang near impossible most of the time!
There was a mom driving her minivan, and I could see her two kids in the backseat. She was clearly getting frustrated, obviously she’d be sitting through a few lights trying to escape from that parking lot. So instead of pulling my car all the way forward and waiting at the red light, as most people, me included, usually do, I stopped my car back a ways and waved at her to go in front of me. The look on her face was priceless. She was so relieved! And as they pulled out, the kids waved at me too! I’m hoping that my tiny act of kindness was enough to brighten their day! Usually all it takes is a few seconds of kindness, and that can change someone’s day completely!
What tiny act of kindness have you done for someone lately? Post it in the comments!
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