Whenever I find myself getting upset at another driver on the road, I try to channel Ferris Bueller’s father. At the end of that movie, he is driving behind an ancient woman who is going well below the speed limit, swerving wildly, and acting all kinds of a menace. As he finally manages to pass her he gives a wave and a smile dripping with just the slightest bit of snark. He gets a bit muffed and annoyed, throwing his hands up in exasperation at one point, but mostly he just goes about his way, nonchalantly unbothered and unaffected.
In almost all road rage situations, there is only one party truly getting upset and angry, and it’s rarely the clueless perpetrator of poor driving. It’s best to just decide not to turn to rage, like the father of Ferris Bueller. All the best life lessons can be found in the movies of the 80’s. What a privilege to grow up in the hot bed of such knowledge.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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