|| The Invisible Labels ||

A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me way in-spite of my continuous honking! I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear!

“Physically challenged; Please be patient.”

And that changed everything!!

I immediately went calm & slowed down!! In fact, I got a little protective of the car & the driver!!! I reached home a few minutes late, but it was OK!

And then it struck me:

Would I have been patient if there was no sticker?

Why do we need stickers to be patient with people!?

Will we be more patient & kind with others if people had labels pasted on their foreheads?

Labels like these ones:

“Lost my job”

“Fighting cancer”

“Going through a bad relationship”

“Suffering emotional abuse“

"Lost a loved one”

“Feeling worthless”

“Financially broken”

...and more...

Everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about. The least we can do is to be patient, kind & compassionate.

Let us always respect the Invisible Labels...