THE INVISIBLE LABELS

Every day on our way to office / home / shopping we come across situations / circumstances that make us loose our cool while driving. Reason: the guy in front of us is too slow/ is not giving us the right of way etc etc.
Let me tell you a story.
A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking!  (This is India - honking!!!!)
I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear!!!!!!
Physically challenged; 
Please be patient

And that changed everything!!!
I immediately went calm and slowed down!!!
In fact,  I got a little protective of the car and the driver!!!
I reached home a few minutes late, but it was ok as I felt very good. After all I had done my good deed for the day!

But this incident remained with me. I asked myself some deep questions.

Would I have been patient if there was no sticker?
Why do we need stickers / labels to be patient with people!?
Will we be more patient and kind with others if people had labels pasted on their foreheads?
Labels like ------

Lost my job
Fighting cancer
Going through a bad divorce
Suffering Emotional abuse
Lost a loved one
Feeling worthless
Financially broken

...... and more like these!!!

                Everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about. 
                   Give them the due respect.
                      The least we can do is to be patient, kind  and compassionate.

Let us respect the Invisible Labels!!!.