Miami Heat and What ever happened to "Kindness"?
The kids and I took a couple of days and went to go visit the folks in Miami.I really don't like to drive..one of those things I do because I have to..not because I want to..but thankfully there was no rain on my journey down and the construction and traffic were not to bad at all.
On the way back from the beach we had to cross a busy intersection,and well Mom doesn't walk very well and I had to hold on to her as we walked.Well when the light turned green for us to go,we began..slowly..but moving..and as the yellow light began to blink,and eventually turned red...a man that was waiting for us to pass yells out.."Red means don't go"..in a really rude and obnoxious way...well,fortunately my mother didn't understand what he meant and the kids had already gone on ahead,...but I heard him...loud and clear...and his voice echoed in my mind for the rest of the day and night...Whatever happened to kindness anyway?Has it gone out with the trash accidentally?
A couple of days ago Sweet Marion from http://aboutcreate.blogspot.com/ posted words on Kindness,..and they moved me,and they reminded me of my husbands 3 month hospital stay...I didn't see a lot of kindness during those months...but the compassion that crossed me left a lasting impression....things like a...slight squeeze of support,or a smile,having someone look directly at you when they spoke to you,...That kindness and compassion stayed with me..it molded me and I am truly blessed.I suppose it just saddens me when someone can be so cold..and consumed in only me..me..me.....Has it become so hard to show a little kindness?I hope not.I hope not.I HOPE not!
Getting my frustration out..thanks for listening.
As always,
thank you so much for stopping by
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The photos of your family are so beautiful - so much love and happiness. So wonderful to see that!
Thank you for thinking of me!
♥ lori
I'm sorry that happened, it seems like common courtesy has gone the way of the dodo. Things like this make me want to be doubly kind just to balance the scales. :)
Have a great weekend!
I get more and more disgusted with the so called Human Race!!! I can't believe how we treat one another or our enviroment!! We have a beautiful park here for kids, swings, jungle gyms, a pravilion, grills, basketball courts, a baseball field, skate park and even a sprinkler system for the kids to play in and cool off and it is usually so clean. Tonight we took the grand kids there to play and cool off and I was appauld at what I saw, trash everywhere, it was awful, the beautiful green childhood park had been disgraced with trash!!! It looked like it had been ransacked!! As we walked on in there they were the guilty culprits lacking in any respect for the treat before them. The fact that this park is maintained by City Employees is truly a treat given to the community as a gift not owed to them!! The grown adults playing basketball left all of their plastic water bottles, snack wrapper, etc spread all across the knoll. A childs birthday party with adult supervision left plastic bags, snack packages, paper plates, cups, napkins, food, etc all around the pravilion as it blew around to the areas in the park that they hadn't even touched!! Trash cans all around and they were to lazy to use them!! What happened to kindness??? What happened to respect?? What happened to people getting off their lazy duffs??? We are suppose to be civilized human beings, ackkkkkk. Sorry, guess I'm a little ranty myself tonight, sigh.
I'm so sorry you and your Mom were treated like that!!
((Big Hugs from me to you))
Stand proud that you are above that behavior!!
Brenda
Kindness is alive and well here. (Most of the time)
Thank God.
Folks are in such a hurry to get nowhere...that kindness is so easily trodden upon.
Sorry you had to experience that.
It's always awful....
Becca
I too can't stand it when people are rude or unkind to anyone & especially to a stranger. The only thing I do know from my own personal experience, is that the good & kind people of the world way out number the jerks.
If only we could do something like in the movie 'Escape From NY' & stick all the jerks together & confined in one place so they could only be jerks to each other...wouldn't that be cool! It's not very compassionate of me, but they asked for it, right!!! LOL
Smiles friend,
Susie
What a touching post - and so sad that you encountered that rude man. I've been there - when someone is so shockingly rude it just stays with you and haunts you. But as you mentioned, there are such compassionate and wonderful people out there too, thank goodness. I think you are one of those "good guys" - you always portray your own sense of compassion here on your blog, and it is so refreshing.
what a sweet soul you are! and a wonderful artist too! your blog blows me away. it makes me feel.... pink. however, i am an old southern teamster broad and whilst your friends are indeed far above such antics, had i have been there and in juuuuussst the right mood, and the man had done that..... i would've made positively sure he would'nt / couldnt honk that little o bitty horn for a long long time.
less honky
more tonky
connie.