Bumpers

Driving back home from my work, a car ahead of us wanted to make an illegal u-turn. The driver did not seem to care. He swerved and droved and turned.  All of us along the way had no choice but to avoid him.

Seeing the driver and the kind of car he drove, it was not surprising. He seemed lost... and his car had several dents and scratches.

These people are called bumpers. Bumpers are people who are emotionally dented, scarred, deformed and lost. And in effect, they want to let other people feel the same way as they do. Like cars with bumpers, they’re conditioned to bump and hurt others. Why?

Thich Nhat Hanh perfectly put this into words: “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”

So, next time you encounter bumpers, if you’re unable to help, simply get out of their ways and keep your eyes on the road :)