Approaching a sidewalk
newspaper stand, I usually make sure the door is closed
before I drop my coins. Sometimes, the door comes open,
because the previous user did not engage the lock. Do you
reclose the door and then drop in coins, or on that
particular moment, do you decide to take the paper without
paying?
I was seated at the
library reading, when this woman decided to sit directly
opposite from me. I tried to concentrate on my research,
when this person stopped reading and pulled out her cell
phone., completely ignoring the sign on the table which
read, “no cell phones permitted.” She picked up her book
while covering her mouth and continued her conversation.
Putting yourself in my situation, what should I have done,
besides giving her a stern look?
In deciding a course
of action to take at any given moment, many factors come
into play. We all have a sense of right or wrong, at least
we should, but acting on that premise sometime does not
always happen. When you encounter any situation that you
recognize and must decide whether to act negatively or
positively, our feelings have a direct bearing on our
actions. There are times when our reasoning does not come
into play, because our emotions take over.
Regarding the
situation with the person who decided to use her cell phone
directly in front of me, I could have spoken up and told her
to leave the table, but I chose my common sense and decided
to let the scene play out. A few minutes later, when she
finally did get up to leave, I notice she was close to six
feet tall and more, and not someone to mince words with in
the research area of the library. |
