The Story Behind Everyone

There was this video on Facebook (that I couldn't find anymore) the other day that showed a person having the lousiest day in his life. Waking up on the wrong side of the bed, almost knocking down a reckless kid when reversing his car out of his garage, getting his parking lot snatched from under his nose, had someone cutting his queue for a cup of coffee and when it's finally his turn, he got to wait longer than usual for his cuppa. Then he found this pair of glasses and when put on, he was able to see the emotion that everyone else was experiencing. That changed everything. I can't exactly remember the details. It would be something like the kid that he almost knocked down was an orphan and wanted love and care. The lady who snatched his parking lot had just went through a divorce and facing the darkest hour in her life. That guy felt apologetic and forgotten all about his bad dog day. He was full of sympathy for those around him.

That was an instantaneous change in the state of the mind. Nope, we don't need special glasses to do that. I encountered a reckless driver the other day. From feeling infuriated to being calm just took a question: "Is he rushing to save a life?".