California Sky

People behaving badly – occasionally, I am one of them as well :) But I try to be very patient these days if the incidents are reasonable enough.

The past weekends – there are 2 things which have annoyed me.

Firstly, during the Urbanscapes 2012 event, roads were closed, traffic was heavy but there were police traffic officers & RELA members who are physically present; directing the motorist around. It’s a once a year event, it’s not like it’s a daily occurrence. Yet the drivers are so impatient & have no courtesy and they start to honk loud & long. Do they realize that there is an Eye Specialist Hospital around the area? We learn in our Undang-Undang book that we cannot honk in hospital zones as there are patients who are resting for their recovery.

Secondly, then during the Desa Park City Run, as the runners need to cross the streets, the traffic officers stop the cars from driving through. Again, the drivers have to honk loud & long. Where is their patience? They have been pre-informed earlier that a run will take place and there are alternative routes available. I seriously don’t understand why people behave so badly. I get it if they were kids. When I was much younger, I too would whine and curse every time I was inconvenienced. But by the time you start to develop wrinkles in your face and gray in your hair, isn’t it time to be a little more mellow and kind? At our age, haven’t we seen enough in life to know when things are beyond anyone’s control and people are genuinely trying, versus when things are really unreasonable and it’s time to create a big fuss? Or perhaps, for some folks, life is so stressful and they are so high strung that they have no tolerance for hiccups.

Age with grace, humility and kindness. It’s the best way to do it :)