A Personal Perspective: Why not look at any chance encounter with people as an opportunity to connect on deep levels?
Yesterday, I joined the gardeners’ frenzy and visited a popular local nursery. Little did I know that I would have one of the most meaningful conversations I’ve had in a long time with a complete stranger. Magical moments often appear serendipitously.
She shared with me that using a wheelchair was something new for her, and she found it disturbing that, in her view, people overreacted to her being in a wheelchair, constantly asking if she needed help or if she wanted them to hold the door for her, and so on. She said that their gestures made her think that these people believe that she is incompetent or feeble. She found it to be very insensitive.
“I understand what you’re saying, but I want to tell you something else. When people say or do things to me, I always try to understand their. If I think they’re trying to be nice, I do whatever I can to appreciate their efforts. If you always get annoyed when people are trying to be nice, you’re going to be upset all the time because there are a lot of nice and caring people in the world.
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