you never know

As a member of Silent River I've come to know a lot of people in our community, and I have caught myself a few times when I was driving or at the grocery store, tempted to act a certain way in retaliation to something- maybe getting cut off for example- and remembering that the driver of that car could be a parent of a student. How embarrassing would it be to flip someone the bird and then meet them in the parking lot 5 minutes later and introduce yourself as their child's instructor? The same thing goes for being just about anywhere- having coffee with a friend and someone overhears a rude comment or bad language maybe. It's made me very aware that people will always be around to hear what you have to say or see what you do. Whether we like it or not we are constantly being judged on what we say and do. You never know if it will come back to you. Today there was an incident at school where someone did something that has bit them in the behind. Most of me can't believe how stupid it was and the other tiny bit feels bad for this person because they'll probably never be able to show their face again, and we've all done our share of stupid things we wish we could take back. It was just a reminder to me to speak and act in a way that I can be proud of no matter who hears or sees me.