Kindness ...........where are you?

I am always amazed at this time of year when we celebrate life, when we celebrate family, when we celebrate food, when we celebrate children, when we celebrate fat men who wear red, when we celebrate sugar plums and when we celebrate the most important part of Christmas , the birth of our Lord....................that people become so unkind, so rude, so irritated, so unfair, so miserable and so impatient.

As i pulled into my parking lot at work today i was tailed very closely by another van driven by a woman, who had no time to let me back into my parking spot. So i had to pull around the lot again, so i could get out of her way ( i am sure she was in a really big hurry, probably to get to Timmies for a double, double..........just what she needs more caffeine). After backing into my spot, i then locked my doors and headed across the lot towards my office doors. When i looked both ways ( like my mom taught me to) i noticed a big black SUV gunning it towards me! I want to live to a ripe old age of eighty something, so i stopped where i was and stared at the driver. I was hoping my eyes said "Slow the bleep down" but truthfully they probably said "Oh my God I almost got run over by a donkey today". She, again a woman, not doing much for my kind here ladies , proceeded to let me go. How kind of you mam, let me go ahead of your 7000lb tanker.

Where are we going wrong? If this was a teenager, i could blame it on their over use of the internet, the bad video games, the lack of sleep, the over tired thumbs from texting too much, the exhaustion from socializing all day. But this was a grown ass woman in her 40's or 50's. Someone who grew up in the era of the 60's or 70's where we were still taught manners and kindess to others.

I guess the answer to this problem? is to just kill the world with kindess. Regardless of how bad i wanted to walk up to her SUV window and punch her in the face, I smiled and waved thanks for letting me go. Thanks for not running me over. Thanks for letting me the pedestrian who has the right of way, pass in front of your army tank of a truck. I am going to try very hard to maintain this holiday season to loudly wish anyone who crosses my path with rudeness a "VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU".

Challenge accepted!