Humbling Experiences

I’ve been going through it. My uncle passed away (my father’s little brother), and he was married to my mother’s sister (my fave aunt who passed away years ago), so I have been going through memory lane, seems like endless tears, like if someone ripped the band- aide off my heart. Anyhow, sometimes when we are going through shit, we forget that those we encounter while trying to still function are not at fault. I was walking to the gas station near my home (I needed the fresh air), but I knew I was in a terrible mood. A women was walking toward the gas station at the same time. I didn’t know if I should rush and open the door, slow down, and just let her go, either way I wasn’t smiling as usual expressing humility. Full of disappointment I assumed she was in a shitty mood too, or someone that wouldn’t have the courtesy to hold the door open for me, but not only did she hold the door open for me, but she also looked at me and said “you didn’t think I was going to hold the door for you, right?”, and I responded honestly “I really didn’t, but thank you for doing so, because it is exactly what I would have done if I wouldn’t have left the house so stuck in my funk”. We both smiled, and just like that, I walked back home with a smile, and who knows, she might have needed that too. I was humbled, it felt amazing, and taught me a few lessons: 1. Don’t assume 2. Be mindful of those I encounter, because everyone is going through their own shit 3. Do not allow my circumstances to change who I am inside, and how I treat others. God Bless.