Perchance to dream

influence

The DMV closed at noon today. I went at 11am and there was a long line outside because apparently the computers had crashed. The lady in front of me had forgotten something in her car, and when she came back she asked if she could get her place back in line. I said sure. As the lady and I were talking, she mentioned that the waiting area inside was completely empty and they were just letting people in one by one, not letting us sit down inside in the air conditioning. She scoffed, saying this would never happen at a nice community. The area is all minorities, black, indian, hispanic, asian..not a rundown place but not an affluent place either. Lo and behold, at 11:55am a guy came out and said they were closed. There were no people inside in the waiting area. The lady in front of me got angry and went up to tell him that it was ridiculous, we had all been here before noon waiting to get in while it was completely empty inside. She wasn't bitchy though, she was just indignant. It was probably a funny sight; she was complaining to the guy and there was a crowd of us standing behind her. I almost laughed at the scene a couple times, out of amusement though. She was doing all of us a huge favor.

After we got our 'queue' tickets, we walked away and she was waving bye to everyone, thanking them for staying and supporting her. Which was ironic because she stood up for us too.

She brightened my day. She made me admire her. She cared about everyone in line, not just herself. It was a selfless act that I didn't care enough to do. It's something interesting that I will be thinking about for a while.

While walking back home for 3-4 blocks, I was thinking about how influential every action can be. Whether it ripples through one person's life or through all of society, it makes a difference. Inspiring.

posted by Eunice @ 9:29 AM