Conflicts are so complicated.
I was parking my car at a store tonight, and I had to squeeze between two bigger cars in order to fit in the parking space. It wasn't my first choice, but there was slush covering the parking lot and I wanted to be relatively close to the entrance. When I came back to my car after getting what I needed inside, the only large vehicle remaining was the one on my left, and I had to squeeze between our two cars in order to get into the driver's side. I peered inside the vehicle next to mine, and the man in the driver's seat was looking at me and shaking his head in disgust that I parked so close to him.
Hmm. Is that how so many minor conflicts and misunderstanding's happen? Being the peacemaker I am, I wanted to explain to him that I had to squeeze between his car and another person's car (which was now MIA), and it wasn't that I am rude or self-seeking or not paying attention. I can clearly see that this is not a big deal...I just don't want to contribute to an elderly gentleman's bitter opinion of "young kids these days". I'm an explainer- I always want to explain but I never do because it would sound just plain ridiculous. I guess the world will keep spinning around. Next time I get irritated with someone's decision that I don't understand, I'll relent and assure myself there may be other possibilites...maybe.
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