Kindness at crosswalks

Today as I approached one of those crosswalks with a Yield to Pedestrians sign on the square, there were two women CLEAR- LY waiting to cross. (I know sometimes it’s hard to figure out the intentions of pedestrians, but not this time.) So I stopped and the woman behind me honked at me and gestured her dis approval that I was going to let these people cross. Then from the other side, five cars went flying by without even slowing down. What??? Sadly, this is not the first time I have seen this happen.

I worry a lot about what I sometimes see as the coarsening of our culture. All major religions have some version of “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.” Ram Das said “We’re really all just walking each other home.” Kindness truly is contagious. Practice it regularly and I really think you will be happier. Thank you.

Carol Howie