Are we oblivious or selfish?

By Guest Column -- Fred Kirby —— Bio and Archives April 19, 2017

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Are we oblivious or selfish? I sure can't decide. In one small piece of time I saw a driver fail to wait 30 seconds to allow a big truck with a long trailer a little extra room to make a turn. A mere quarter mile down the road, I stopped for 4 pedestrians jaywalking and didn't get one wave or nod, zero recognition of my thoughtfulness. Then, there was the lady who stopped her cart just outside the swinging doors so that no one else could get out. And finally, there was the broken ATM with a line queued up because there was no sign stating that it was broken. But if you went inside, they said, "Oh, yes, it is broken". Was it just too much effort to put up a sign? Common courtesy has become very uncommon. I'm sure this one factor adds to our feelings of anger, isolation, and disconnect. What a shame because it is perhaps the easiest of problems to fix.