Try to See the Good in Everyone - A Personal Experience from Me to You

Before I get into the main part of this post, I will give you a little background information.

I take the handi-transit bus system (otherwise known as the 'short-bus') and there are at least three people with mental hadnicaps on the bus when I take it in the morning. One of these people talks to herself, and orders people around alot. This can get very annoying at times, but you learn to get used to it, and eventually you don't hear it all that much. There's also is this man, named Bob, who takes the same route as me and he has always seemed to be a negative person, all the time. He gets exrtremely frustrated every time that this woman starts ranting, and always yells at her with comments like, "Don't order me around! You're not my boss!". This has been going on for quite some time. It really got on my nerves, and for the longest time I thought that this man was a complete A**. I wanted to tell him to cool down, but I keep my mouth shut, hoping that he'll cheer up, or even ignore this person. Well, it got worse a couple of days ago, and this is what I really want to share.

He came on the bus that day and you could just feel the negativity coming off him, so I knew then and there that something was going on with his life that made him so angry. When he made a few comments that were obsolutely uncalled for, another person on the bus told him to kool down. That really set him off and he began yelling, even screaming at that person. Now, I really had to hold my tongue, because I don't like it at all when someone lashes out at people for no substantial reason. I sat there with my eyes closed and thought to my self, over and over, 'Forgive this man. He is really a good person inside'.

Even then, and when I came home, I really thought that his attitude would continue. The next day, to my astonishment, he was the most lively, positive, and talkative person on the bus. He was even joking around with the other passengers, and I can tell you that he had never done anything like that, even before his outburst. To top it all of, he even engaged me in polite and postive conversation. To say the least, I was beside myself, and from that moment on I will NEVER underestimate the goodness in anyone ever again. Seeing the shift of his personality had made me realize that anyone can overflow with positivity, even if they seem to be the most negative person you'd ever meet.

The reason for me sharing this experience is so that I could give an example of what good can come out of a bad experience, and I hope you can learn from this if you haven't already. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and may there only be peace in your presence.

~In Lak'Ech my Brothers and Sisters~

Akaeus