A Choice to Make

One REALLY soggy, wet, rainy day, I was out trying to sell my papers like always
The water is deep in several places at my spot, that’s nothing new,
It happens A LOT!
As I step off the sidewalk and onto the curb
In that moment I observe
A truck speeding toward me
As it travels down the road,
Swerving ever closer to me as it negotiates the curve,
As it passes by, I was sprayed with water from EVERY direction,
The papers are kept nice and dry
Safely tucked away in my bag
wrapped in plastic
But I was was dripping wet
There is NO DOUBT in my mind
That was clearly his intention!
How can I be so sure of that?
He is pointing and laughing
But that didn’t last long-
With his tires spinning out of control
and all that water displaced
They found the mud hidden underneath
And where did all that mud end up?
All over his white pickup truck!
His smiling and laughter suddenly came to an end
Almost as quickly as it had began
Replaced with fussing and cussing for ALL to hear
A whole lot of words that aren’t worth repeating here
I know some people will say
He got what had coming that day,
And while I suppose that may be true,
Still, as he drove away, I couldn’t help but think
How different this encounter might turned out
If only he’d simply applied The Golden Rule:
‘Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.’
It’s easy to say and can be SO hard to do
Especially when others don’t do the same in return
But it’s worth ANY effort you put forth
That I guarantee
The benefits are immeasurable,
Though they may not be physically seen
But IF you stay the course at least you will know
YOU HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN OTHERS DON’T
If YOU set a good example when dealing with people you meet in your community and on the street
You can be certain that others will follow your lead!