kindness: it contagious

There was this kid. And he was running down the street. It seemed odd that he was running because he was wearing dress shoes. I've only ever seen adults run in dress shoes. When I was a kid I was always super careful of dress shoes because I knew they cost about a bazillion times more than the normal shoes that I got to pick out off the shoe racks at the thrift store. Of course the dress shoes I wore were from K-mart and only cost about twenty bucks, but I didn't know that. All I knew was that I was the first person to ever wear them. That seemed pretty impressive to a kid who was used to hand-me-downs and thrift store clothes. Maybe this kid was like I was, maybe he was wearing dress shoes because those were the only ones he had. I guess they don't seem so special if you wear them everyday. The rest of his clothes weren't fancy just his shoes. I really only caught a glimpse of him before he had plunged around the corner. He was running like only a kid can, with all of his heart.
I guess I shouldn't blame it on the kid. Its my fault for daydreaming about my childhood. All he did was run enthusiastically around the corner. I mean can't we just forget about it. There isn't even a scratch or a dent.
I said sure, it could happen to anybody. Luckily he was stopped before hand and just rolled forward a bit. Just a slight loss of focus and the foot eases up on that brake. I was just surprised is all. He sure was lucky I'm a laid back driver. I know some people would have sued him for all he's worth. Say he caused them irreparable emotional damage along with severe whiplash. I can't understand those sorts. Never could. Retribution never helps anything. It makes you a worse person and hurts the person who already feels awful for whatever they did to begin with. Just because they wronged you doesn't make wronging them right.
Thank God that man was so understanding. I really can't believe it. In this day and age with everyone suing everyone else for everything. I thought for sure I'd be out a couple thousand at least. I mean its really refreshing to see someone actually following the golden rule. To be honest with myself I guess I probably would have been really pissed if I was in his position. Probably would have done exactly what I was thankful he didn't do. I guess that's why I thought he'd do it. You always expect the worst out of people if you would do the worst in their position. Oh, I guess I should let this lady cross. Quit honking you asshole I'm trying to do something good for a change.