Short Story: A Very Slow Moving Car

A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking! 

I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear!

“Physically challenged; Please be patient.”

And that changed everything!! 

I immediately went calm & slowed down!!

 In fact I got a little protective of the car & the driver!!! 
I reached work a few minutes late, but it was ok!
And then it struck me.  

Would I have been patient if there was no sticker!???! 

Why do we need stickers to be patient with people!?? 

Will we be more patient & kind with others if people had labels pasted on their foreheads?? 

Labels like ——

“ Lost my job” , 

“Fighting cancer”, 

“Going through a bad divorce” ,

 “ Suffering Emotional abuse” , 

"Lost a loved one”, 

“Feeling worthless” , 

“ Financially messed up”..... and more like these!!!!

Everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about.

 The least we can do is be patient & kind!!!

Let us respect the invisible labels!!!!

Ref: A Very Slow Moving Car  (dailytenminutes)

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