You’re on a bus about to get off at the market. A passenger blocks your exit, and suddenly you notice that there is a man on your right attempting to put his hand into your pocket.
“What’s this? What is going on? Are you trying to rob me?” you shout, stunned.
In that moment, you have the opportunity to give that man a chance to change. What might you say that would give him the best chance to reflect on his life decisions? Perhaps you could shout at him, berate him. Perhaps you could invoke the disappointment of his mother, having had such high hopes for him when he was born… Now she would see him reduced to a common thief.
Of course, it’s unlikely that any one interaction can change the course of a person’s life. The momentum is generally too strong. Then again, if you give a thousand chances to people, without sacrificing any of yourself, it would only take one to accept, to make it worthwhile.
For the transcipt: A Chance to Change A Beautiful Thoughts
