Thursday, February 3, 2011

My glass is half empty

In my experience.....People Suck!
Last night I was accosted in the library parking lot by a complete stranger. She waited in her car for me to come out so she could SCREAM at me about parking too close to her car. In my defense, I was well within the lines and I was evenly parked from the car on the other side of me. She SCREAMED that there was no way that I could have gotten out of my van without hitting hers. I assured her that I was very careful, with my hand on the outside of my door and I made sure I did not even TOUCH her car. (I didn't even have to squeeze!) She cussed me and called me all sorts of names. She told me I should have parked somewhere else (the nerve!). I told her she was wrong and being rude. She called me nasty names and sped away. What a miserable woman. (I am especially sad that her daughter was sitting in the car listening to her obnoxious mother) That, in conjunction with other recent experiences, leads me to believe that People SUCK!
I just read The Speed of Trust by Covey-son. It made me feel guilty about not being very open and trusting. It told me I was missing out on life because of my lack of trust. MAYBE SO. But In my experience, commond decency is swirling the drain. People need to EARN my trust. I guess I will have to miss out on life.

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