The actions people do have so little forethought and so little reason to them, I often wonder why anyone even bothers.
Today, I was waiting at a left turn light. I was behind about six cars and there were about four behind me. The light turned green, and the front car did not move. We waited. He did not go. We still waited. The light turned red. I think one person honked.
I was a little bothered by the fact that we did not get to go, but, hey, whatever. I figured that if on the next light the person did not go, I could get out of the turn lane and do a series of other turns to get to my destination. A little time lost, but no harm done right?
Not to the person in front of me. This guy yelled and screamed and bounced up and down in his car, arms waiving. The woman in the car with him sat, unmoving. He waved his arm out the window, bellowing something that I do not think anyone understood. Personally, I did not even try.
He did this the entire time we sat there, which was like 6 or 7 minutes. His yelling was much more frustrating than the fact that we all missed the light. Just sitting there, watching him, got my blood boiling. Not because the front car had not gone, but because I had to sit and watch this man give himself a heart attack (maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow� but someday, and for the rest of his life�)
What point does yelling and screaming get you? Granted, there is a time and a place for anger. Anger can be a very powerful force and emotion and is necessary. However, this is not too often. And very rarely do you need to get so angry that your car is trying to imitate a pogo stick.
The anger this man presented did nothing for the situation, but cause aggravation. True, I think we all wanted to go, but we were not. Nothing was going to change that fact. If he wanted to make an immediate change, he could have pulled out and done the series of turns I mentioned. What he displayed is something I have raved about many times and will mention many more times. Individuality without accountability. This man got so upset because a road block was put in front of his path. And, you know what?
It happens.
Happiness is not determined by always getting to go on the green light.