We were driving back from school (in New Jersey) today. The Rabbi was driving really fast as usual. We went through a toll lane, and as he was trying to switch lanes he cut someone off. (Couldn't figure out if it was on purpose or by accident.) The guy honked at us, then swerved to the other side of our car, honked again, and then (gasp!) he flashed us the finger.
The rabbi smiled, and waved. The guy did it again, Rabbi waved again, and we had a good laugh all the way home.
They say fight fire with fire. I say fight the little birdy with a smile and a wave. That'll throw them off. (Or piss them off, whichever.)
Happy driving!
Maybe the rabbi shouldn’t do chillul Hashem by inciting fingers.
ReplyDeletelike i said, i dont think the rabbi cut him off on purpose, and he waved to be nice not to incite him.
ReplyDeleteyes you have a point.
intersting 'parable'??
ReplyDeleteReacting to aggressive behavior with indifference or niceness always works best!
ReplyDeletelars this really happened.
ReplyDeleteI'm just imagining how pissed off and confused the guy must have been :)
ReplyDelete:) hey staples. good to see u back.
ReplyDeletehey altie :) you should feel honored that i'm spending some time here
ReplyDeleteand in the unlikely event that you're not keeling over in a mixture of shock and sheer disbelief at your luck, i liked that post. twas cute. how are the kiddies? will we get to hear about them?
:) na i feel like i talk about them too much, they should get part of my profits by now. but never fear, im starting a new job on monday and if it works out you'll hear about it.
ReplyDeleteThe 'wave' always offsets the road rage...
ReplyDeleteGood choice of action on the rabino's part!
And to C.A.: Welcome to the streets of NY (or in this case, NJ).