The positives inside negativity are enlightening
Last week I went to the drive thru of a favorite coffee place of mine. It’s my usual coffee of choice and let’s just say if you know me you know what I like and where it is.
So there I was in the car minding my business and I made a decision that wasn’t necessarily the best for the parking lot “I suppose” but really it couldn’t be any worse than what the gum, gas or other toxic things that are left lying around; I dumped out my diet Dr. Pepper on the ground.
Now this isn’t where this ends. No see the vehicle behind me thought this was just the worst thing ever and they made it apparent. But what the driver didn’t realize was that I saw him say to his passenger, “Wow they just tossed out their drink.” Now I admit that is a bit far-fetched, but I’m telling you right now that is definitely what was said.
Seconds after that he rolled up his window and I could see in the rearview mirror the driver and the passenger laughing hysterically. This could’ve been for some other reason unrelated to his remark to my soda throw out, but it struck me in a way that “irked” me. I was overwhelmed with an urge to do something to “stick it” to him and say out of everyone in the world and everything that could happen you decide to judge my actions, fine!
So I killed him...with kindness. I know that probably had you thinking oh no she killed, but that wouldn’t get me very far and plus I sure wouldn’t be on my blog blasting about killing someone now would I. However, I did kill him with kindness. I pulled up the drive thru window and I asked the barista how much the next car's order was (comment guy behind me). She told me and I paid for it. Ha! Jokes on him and his passenger.
I don’t think they expected that after the negative things they said about me tossing out my soda. Of course if they were the right kind of people they were instanting regretting the things they said and felt remorse, however they could be those individuals who don’t and didn’t.
Nevertheless, I felt better doing the right thing and being the bigger person. I took those feelings of negativity and I turned them into a positive deed. Thank you mean guy and passenger for making me see things differently.
Blog by Melissa Chandler
