MANAGE YOUR RESPONSES

DAY 68/366

While cycling to school this morning, I encountered two instances where cars did not stop at zebra crossings despite the presence of pedestrians. The expectation or general norm at these points is for the vehicle to yield to the pedestrian. While this happens perhaps 90% of the time, there is proportion where it does not. Therefore, responsibility lies with the  pedestrian to ensure it is safe to cross despite the presence of the crossing.

What is the lesson here:

You really cannot do much about the actions of others, it is a product of a cocktail of things: nurture, conviction, emotional state, intention and so forth. However, what is within your control is your responses to those actions.”

Whether it is in the meanings you attach to them, the reactive actions you undertake after, or the words you speak because of them, all those are instances which are within your scope of influence. Therefore, manage your actions, and don’t always gauge your response at the same frequency as the actions of others.

#sly