Karma

I'm a great believer in it even if it does sometimes seem to work slowly. Every little kindness, every act of petty nastiness, does seem to come back, one way or another. But every act of kindness increases the net happiness in the world, every mean act decreases it.

A simple example is driving. Whilst I may be one of the most paranoid drivers on the planet - I drive thinking that everyone around me is either trying to kill me or trying to get me to kill them - I'm still unfailingly courteous to other road users. In rush hour, stuck on a side street trying to turn into the main flow of traffic? I'll stop and flash you to move in. (2 cars max - I'm courteous, not a fucking saint...) But little things like that can brighten someone's entire day which means they arrive where they're going slightly less stressed and less likely to be mean to the first few people they deal with as the traffic wasn't a cunt that day. Though I have to confess that the people who acknowledge me with a little wave or nod brightens my day as well.

The same holds true of giving up a seat on a train or a bus to someone who needs it more than me. Holding a door open for the person who's just behind you so it doesn't swing back and they have to push it open themselves.

It's the little things that help us all rub along together.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 13:59, 9 replies)

Letting me
into the traffic doesn't brighten my day.

Me carving you up as I come storming out of a sidestreet, making you brake and spill hot coffee in your lap - that's a different story.
(username failed moderation, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:11, closed)

It's been a long time...
...since I rubbed my little thing and certainly never along with anyone else.
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:12, closed)

Kinda tough
for all the people behind you, though, isn't it? There they are, generously sticking to the main roads despite the congestion, and the person in front stops at every side road to let in the selfish bastards who've taken the rat runs ...
(ubergeekian, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:14, closed)

I Live In Melbourne

There are a few rat runs that work during non-rush hour traffic, but at rush hour, forget it.

The government are now thinking of bring in a new law to fine you if you run out of petrol during rush hour:

"But I live 15 miles from the city centre. I had half a tank when I set off......."

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:27, closed)

It's the trams.
Ever notice how freely the traffic flows when the tram drivers go on strike?
( argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 9:00, closed)

try driving in aberdeen
You pretty much have to strap a helmet on and charge into the trafic. Especially at the Haudagain.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:16, closed)

But, Legless,
they are trying to kill you.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 14:30, closed)

Click
Good to see someone who thinks the same as I do whilst driving.
(mon bison powered by magnets, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 16:15, closed)

It's not just you. I'm always thinking 'I wonder if I can kill Legless' too.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 16:25, closed)