Friday, October 14, 2016

Kindness, a Young Driver and Hope

"All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them."
~ Magic Johnson

A mother I know was driving home with her two teenagers when a car in the next lane got a little too close.  The mother swerved a bit to avoid the car.  As she caught up with the other driver, she saw that he was a teenager intently focused on texting on his phone.  He sped up ahead of her and at one point went off the road a bit.  A mile or so later, the mother found herself next to him as they approached a stop light.  Once again, the young driver was looking down and tapping his phone keys with both hands.  The mother honked her horn and when the young man looked up, the mother motioned to him to stop using his phone.  Surprisingly, he looked at her sheepishly and put the phone down -- perhaps only for a moment, but the mother could always hope for more.

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