Things go wrong sometimes. You make a mistake, something breaks, a plan falls through. It’s life! Most of the time, you have a Plan B; even if you didn’t have one in advance, one usually presents itself quickly. Need to go to work but you left your headlights on all night so now your battery is dead? Well, you can call a friend, take the bus, summon an Uber, etc.
But let’s say the backup plans have problems, too. No Ubers near you, the bus doesn’t run this way for another hour, and none of your friends are available. I’ll bet as you’re picturing this you can imagine the frustration and how easy it would be to get irritated at the stupid bus company, the lousy rideshare service, or your good-for-nothing “friends.”
People do this all the time. They get mad at the backups. But take a deep breath – the original problem was your fault!
It wasn’t the bus company, Uber driver, or your friends that forgot to put gas in your car. That was you. Frustration is normal, but don’t direct it at people who aren’t at fault for your main problem. That’s not only not helpful, it’s unjust. And it drives away the very people who might be able to help you next time you have a problem.
And they can drive away. Unlike you, they have gas in their car.
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