The lady behind us......

We went to see a movie the other night at a theater in the area. It was called 'The Good Shepard'. It was about the beginnings of the CIA. Pretty interesting movie. It makes you appreciate just how much some of those people sacrifice in the service of their country. Little notoriety, but a whole lot of risk for the individual doing the work.

After the movie, we came outside. Mrs. Lime and her sister were pulling up to the curb to pick up her mom, who walks with a cane. A lady in a car behind Mrs. Lime decided that she didn't like the hold-up and honked her horn at Mrs. Lime. I shot a few dirty looks at the lady and she was in her car yelling in the general direction of our vehicle. It was blatently obvious that we had a lady with a cane getting into our car. We got everyone in and headed off.

I will never understand what possesses people to act like that. There's a lady who can't walk well trying to get into a car and these people don't have the time or patience to sit there for 1 minute or so while she gets into the car. I would have loved nothing more than for that lady to walk a mile in my mother-in-law's shoes. She'd stop laying on the horn and have the respect to wait for one minute without raising a fuss. Unfortunately, that lady will likely repeat her behavior in the future without every thinking about how silly her actions are in the given situation.

It doesn't take much to earn a little respect, but it is a lot of work to mend the damage caused by disrespect.