Have you ever thought about how many people you have killed? Everything is so connected in this world. Every one of your actions affects people you know and a lot of people you have never met. By saying an extra sentence to a person before they leave… you could have just saved their lives. Or ended it.
Consider the following; one morning you are at the convenience store buying a newspaper when you see Mrs. Jones, a neighbor from down your street, buying some milk. You stop to say hello to be polite and engage in a thirty-second conversation. You then go your separate ways.
Now, Mrs. Jones was expecting a phone call from her son Adam. He was going to call to find out when he should come over to see his mother and have some lunch.
Since she stopped to talk to you, she missed the phone call. She arrives at her house, puts down the milk and notices that there is a message on the machine. She listens to it, it’s from Adam. Mrs. Jones calls him back and tells him to come over. Adam leaves his house two minutes later than he would have if he had reached his mother the first time he had called.
As he is driving to her house, a drunk driver runs a red light, crashing into Adam’s car and killing him instantly. And it’s all because you stopped to be polite to Mrs. Jones and said hello. Really makes you think doesn’t it? So really, how many people have ended up dead or in the hospital injured because of you. | 