On a business trip to India, I arrived at the airport in Delhi and took a taxi to my hotel, where I was greeted by my hospitable Indian host.
The cab driver requested the equivalent of eight dollars U.S. for the fare. It seemed reasonable, so I started to hand him the money.
But my host grabbed the bills and initiated a verbal assault upon the cabby, calling him a worthless parasite and a disgrace to their country for trying to overcharge visitors. My host threw half the amount at the driver and told him never to return.
As the taxi sped off, my host gave me the remaining bills and asked, "How was your trip?"
"Fine ... until you chased the cab away with my luggage in the trunk."
It is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.
Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.
It was a difficult subject to bring before his aged mother, but John felt that he must.