That guy at the red light who taught me patience

I was sitting at a light on Main Street in our downtown area, already 10 minutes late to a job. This old pickup truck in front of me had a bumper sticker that said "I'm not in a hurry, you are." It honestly made me laugh out loud. The guy driving just sat there with his arm out the window, completely relaxed. When the light turned green, he took a full 5 seconds to start rolling. I started honking like a fool, then realized he was just living his life on his own time. Has anyone else had a random stranger's slow driving actually calm them down instead of making them madder?

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scott.jana16d ago

The bumper sticker is honestly the best part. I've learned (the hard way, naturally) that trying to rush people who refuse to be rushed is a total waste of energy. I started doing this thing where I look at the person's face instead of their car. If they look calm, I take a breath and chill too. It's like a little game I play with myself, you know? And honestly, honking just makes my blood pressure spike and does nothing to move them along. So now I just sit back and figure the universe decided I needed an extra minute.

grantf7316d ago

Tbh that bumper sticker alone would have made me smile too. I had a similar thing happen last week and it honestly reset my whole mood for the day.

wendy39116d ago

I had a moment like that last week actually at the Kroger parking lot. Some guy was taking forever to back out of his spot and I could feel myself getting annoyed. But then I noticed he was trying really hard to avoid hitting a shopping cart that someone left in the middle of the aisle. I just sat there and watched him for like a full minute and a half and it actually turned into kind of a calming thing. By the time he finally pulled out I was just laughing at myself for almost getting worked up over nothing.