Grace Under Pressure

We can't really judge a book by its cover. Cliche? But true. I parked my car on an area I wasn't supposed to. I figured I'd only park there for 5 minutes max. I didn't know I had to stay longer because I found out a devastating news. My knees were weak I felt I needed to sit down. Aside from I felt my friends needed comforting. When I went to go get my car a woman seething with anger screamed to her heart's content and told me I should not park in that spot. She was right. I guessed she thought I'm that type of person who doesn't care. I pacified her, I apologized and told her the reason my car was there for 30 minutes. She was taken aback and apologized to me as well. Lesson learned, deal with problems in a humane way. Be civilized, not everyone is a jerk that does bad things on purpose. Sometimes there's a reason and they're not always what you thought it would be. There's no need to raise your voice right away when the other party has not opened her mouth to speak yet. You can really tell a person's character when they're in a lot of stress. Not everyone has grace under pressure.