Reflection..

Today I had an interesting experience when I went to fetch my son from pre-school.  I was running a little late so parked on the double yellows opposite the gate where I collect my boy. 
I shouldn't have left the car there & rules are rules, but it must have taken all of 12seconds to run, collect Henri & get back to the car. 
As I fastened my sons seat belt, an elderly gentleman man who had also collected his Grandson, felt the need to yell at me repeatedly calling me a "stupid girl" for parking where I had, I was so shocked at his loud outburst that I simply said "sorry" as he hurried on his way!
 
I know it was naughty to park where I did but surly, if you feel so strongly that it is your place to inform someone of their "wrong doings", there must be a more diplomatic way to go about this?! 
As I drove away from the school, I placed my shades over my eyes & fought back the tears. 
His actions left me feeling overwhelmed & slightly very hurt!  I wonder whether I myself have ever been so unnecessarily mean to a stranger & caused them down to feel so low! 
I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately on my behaviour & how I can improve. 
I am a firm believer that whatever we do in this life, will come back to haunt us when we meet our maker.  When my time's up on earth, I don't want to return to my Heavenly Father & have to answer for a long list of wrong doings. 
I like to live by a belief similar to that of Karma..
 "whatsoever fortune or misfortune experienced is all due to some previous action", Buddha.   
Whether in this life or the next, it will come back & bite me in the butt.. (& a very big butt I have)!


So I will leave you with this..