I was on my way to my 9am meeting and I was already running late. So, naturally, I took a cab to steal a few minutes, as I need to pass by the office first to get some stuff. At the office, my colleagues (who were supposed to be with me in the meeting) all went to the meeting venue. I realized that I did not inform them that I will be going to the office first, and then together, we will proceed to the venue.
To cut the long story short, I was running late for the meeting and I am bringing the files and other stuff needed for that important meeting. Again, I rode a cab and hope against hope that the driver would drive like crazy and take me to my destination in 10 minutes time. Usually, the trip would last for 20 minutes, at most.
I’d be damned, as he was such a “slow driver” - for the lack of a better term. He is in his 30’s I guess, kinda overweight. He takes his time, follows all traffic rules and does not shoot the other cars with his “horns.” So I told myself: I can never arrive on time. Instead of telling the driver to hurry up, I just took a sip of my coffee and said to myself “it’s not the taxi driver’s fault!”
Truly, it’s not. He had no idea that I’m running late. It’s not his job to know that. It’s his job to take me - and all his passengers - to the destination, in the safest and most efficient way. In fairness to the cabbie, he did that.
This makes me look back to the times when at the V-hire (a passenger van), many passengers will complain at how slow the driver drives, or how long it takes before the van “gets full.” In silence, I tell them that if they are already running late, they should not have been there. They should have taken a cab. Or, they should have been up early, or they should have hastened in preparing themselves. Really, it is not the fault of the driver! Sometimes, drivers can be asses too but I don’t support passengers who get angry at the driver for not hurrying up.
So, the next time you may be running late, please, don’t blame the driver. It’s not his fault.
If you want to avoid the stress of running late, wake up early…and don’t blame your driver!
Tags: drivers
January 30th, 2009 at 4:30 am
this would be a lesson for me. I always take a cab when I’m going to be late. So, naturally, I always tell the driver to hurry coz my work starts in 30mins. haha
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January 30th, 2009 at 10:18 am
wow, well accident happen..
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February 19th, 2009 at 9:33 am
heheh that is sooo right…we are so used to blaming other people for our problems, when the problem is ourselves. good call!