I find no glee in being unkind and I have been working on reducing my indignation at the obvious flaws of society while being far from a wilting flower. At the same time I have never been friendlier or more open with strangers.
Life has toughened me up and at 62 I don't have any fear while still maintaining a common sense approach to avoiding obvious danger. We cannot live in a state of constant alert in a world where some feel emboldened to be jerks.
Sometimes I sit next to people on the metro who like to take up real estate and I will gently shove myself firmly into place. I am not aggressive but at the same time pass the message that they aren't more entitled because they are braver to claim territory. We need to be heard and seen because some smell weakness when they detect timidity.
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