Everyday karma

[matilda36]

I am absolutely fuming. I was at the supermarket checkout, waiting for my turn. Before me there were a black man, a stupid white man and a little lady. The black man puts his stuff on, pays and go. The stupid white man does not put his stuff on, even if there is space (probably was worried that the black man's stuff would contaminate his stuff) so the old lady thinks that the two are together and starts putting her staff on. Once the black man is gone, the stupid white man puts all his stuff over the old lady's stuff and then says to the check out girl that the lady "couldn't wait". Then when the check out girl obviously gets their stuff mixed up he starts trowing the old lady's stuff away. I was very, very pissed off. That's not the way to behave towards each other. That's one of the reasons why as a society we have such a bad karma. Because we are egoist, full of ourselves, constantly in a hurry and we have forgotten the basic of a civilized society, like politeness, respect for the others, especially the elderly and the sick and calm. I know that I have been guilty of the same, especially towards my nearest and dearest, but this is one thing that I am learning now that I have made time in my life: that it does not matter how many things you do, if you do not do everything that yourself or society expects, because you do not have time or strength to do it. What matters is how you do it. For example I am proud of myself today because I have been able to bring back a pack of six of water from the supermarket. Little silly thing if you want, but an important step towards independence for me. I am slowly finding my feet, at least from life management point of view. Thanks Giuliana for not talking to me. You have given me back my dignity by doing it. And I am building it back step by step, with the added bonus that I am learning how to do it: with calm, respect and politeness for everybody around me. And if somebody pisses me off, thanks the Goddess for my live journal.