The Power of Kindness

I wasn’t kind today. I tried to (safely) cut ahead of a biker at a light. He was SO ANGRY. He sped up to stay in front of me. He biked to the far left of the road so I couldn’t pass. He flicked me off. He was yelling at me. Do I deserve it? Yes, I tried to cut him off. Do I deserve that level of anger? No.

Assume the best intentions. I truly thought I’d have enough room to get by safely. That was my intention, but clearly it was too close for his comfort. But now I have to assume the best intentions too, that his adrenaline got triggered and he let out a burst of anger and is riding to wherever he’s going calming back down. And that he won’t hold on to that anger.

But this is sitting with me for longer than it should. Or more accurately, longer than I’d like it to. So I’ll sit with it. And wait. And assume the best. And try to be kind tomorrow.