Parking lots are especially bad places for me. They're not like driving on the highway or the road. People kind of do what they want in parking lots. They cut across lanes, go down the wrong lane, are more likely to not pay attention because it's "not as big of a deal" or whatever the case may be. Therefore parking lots, plus me, plus other bad drivers, equals bad.
I got flipped off today, and for whatever reason, it really affected me. I'm not entirely sure why. We were both driving toward the exit of the plaza, and neither one of us (ok, I'll take my share of the blame but she was partially at fault too!) were paying attention. Luckily I slammed on my brakes, and she drove through. And that's when it happened.
She looked right at me.
Right into my soul, I swear.
And flipped me off.
Now don't get me wrong, I can be an angry driver. Once again, anyone who has driven with me can probably attest to that. But this woman was SO hateful. It really bothered me for the rest of the day. I honestly took it way too personal, and started to question myself as a person. Am I crazy? Maybe a bit too emotional, but man, this lady really got to me.
I just started to realize how unloving our society is. This sign of hatred, anti-love, which is ultimately anti-God, was thrown out there for the silliest thing. It's not as if I murdered her cat, stole her car, or even pulled her hair. I made a silly error. One that all of us have made multiple times in our lives. Our world is just so... broken. And while every day God shows me a little glimpse of himself, I'm also daily reminded of how broken this place is, and how fallen we are from what God really intended for us.
That's all I got. This blog was more of a rambling session than anything else. Typing this, my anxiety subsided, and her face is slowly becoming a blob, but still, the reminder of this broken world will follow me until the day I get to join my heavenly father.
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