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Today I taught an elderly woman the meaning of Karma.
16 years ago
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I was on a bus comming home from work when she boarded the bus, immediatly demanding to know the time from the bus driver, to which he replied "3:30" she then snapped at his saying "Well, the bus was supposed to be here at 3:20, Why are you late?!" He replied "I'm sorry, there's allot of road work going on earlier in the route"
She then went into her purse for a pen and paper to wtire down the bus number.
After which she sat down in the closest possible seat to the bus driver and called the bus company, complaining about the situation and completely fabricating the story saying "I was out in the cold forever, and when I got on the bus and asked why he was SO late, he was very rude back to me"
I wanted to ask why she was such a bitch, but it was a bus full of students.
Anyway Moving on, later when the bus arrived at Braid Station, I made my way up to the platform and boarded the train. She came up the stairs and to the door I was at and said "Move aside!" to which I replied "Karma rule number one, Do to others as you wish for others to do to you" *ding-ding-ding* and the doors closed in her face to which I recieved quite the glare
when I transfered at Columbia station I heard some voices comming down the stairs to the train so I stopped the door with my foot. a moment later, I saw 2 people trying to help someone in crutches down the stairs. they thanked me for holding the door.
SO then I go to surrey central and had missed my bus by a couple minutes (I blame the old lady bitching at the bus
driver) So I got in line for another bus (a very long line) I waited about 10 minutes there and decided it was worth waiting for the other bus, so I left the line and sat down for a smoke.
The bus with the long line showed up, and shortly after the one I originally wanted to catch.
when the bus came around, I saw that the person whom was snanding behind me, was now the first in line for the next bus.
~Epic Karma~
She then went into her purse for a pen and paper to wtire down the bus number.
After which she sat down in the closest possible seat to the bus driver and called the bus company, complaining about the situation and completely fabricating the story saying "I was out in the cold forever, and when I got on the bus and asked why he was SO late, he was very rude back to me"
I wanted to ask why she was such a bitch, but it was a bus full of students.
Anyway Moving on, later when the bus arrived at Braid Station, I made my way up to the platform and boarded the train. She came up the stairs and to the door I was at and said "Move aside!" to which I replied "Karma rule number one, Do to others as you wish for others to do to you" *ding-ding-ding* and the doors closed in her face to which I recieved quite the glare
when I transfered at Columbia station I heard some voices comming down the stairs to the train so I stopped the door with my foot. a moment later, I saw 2 people trying to help someone in crutches down the stairs. they thanked me for holding the door.
SO then I go to surrey central and had missed my bus by a couple minutes (I blame the old lady bitching at the bus
driver) So I got in line for another bus (a very long line) I waited about 10 minutes there and decided it was worth waiting for the other bus, so I left the line and sat down for a smoke.
The bus with the long line showed up, and shortly after the one I originally wanted to catch.
when the bus came around, I saw that the person whom was snanding behind me, was now the first in line for the next bus.
~Epic Karma~
Unfortunately, the world is full of rude people, and all we can do is just grin and bear it, but even that alone is starting to become increasingly difficult lately.
on that note, YOUR MY FREAKING HERO! I wish more people had balls like that.
I have yet to meet an elderly person who has said that BS cliche line "respect your elders" but if one is a ass to me I know I will have a few choice words as to why they wont and never will get my respect. In all honesty I see that line as their get-out-of-jail-free-card for being an asshole, pretty much they think just because they are old that they can get away with being complete assholes and no one has the right to say anything about it.
I have met a few nice elderly people though, I have even met some of the coolest most down-to-earth veterans even, they are just sadly far and few between.