Our environment truly shapes our beliefs surrounding our self worth

Yesterday I was ubering to work in the rain. The driver didn't notice a pedestrian because he was struggling with his car in the puddles of water, and accidentally splashed him while pressing on his gas. As soon as he realised he quickly jammed the breaks but it was too late. It was an old man hunched forward, walking slowly in a white kurta and a dhoti. He looked poverty-stricken from his appearance. But I noticed how the man didn't even budge or look towards us, as if this was usual for him. He just reflexively pulled his dhoti up to his knees as the wave touched his legs and continued walking....like he just accepted what had just happened. I wondered how life must have treated him for this to be such a mundane occurrence. Idk made me really sad.

The incident reminded me of that one time I casually overtook a black Toyota Hilux. We weren't speeding or anything (I was at 50km/hr and Hilux was slower). But the hilux driver took offence and sped, overtook me and suddenly braked right in front of me. Then he suddenly sped and a few seconds later jammed on the brakes again. It took me by surprise. And I thought to myself "what an entitled fu.ckhole".


Two opposite financial classes. Two extremely opposite reactions.

Still thinking bout that old guy.