Wednesday, December 21, 2005

A funny reaction

So, as I finished eating dinner and as I carried my tray of dirty plates and a half drunk glass of milk to the tray conveyor belt, I almost ran into this small kid no taller than 30 inches... or should I say that this kid almost ran into me. I continued on my way thinking to myself what might have occured if he had made me spill my tray on him.

I thought at first what my reaction would be about spilling the tray on a full fledged adult. I would probably apologize profusely and hope that I didn't stain his best shirt or her best blouse. Then, I began to think about that little kid, who could have made me drench him with my half full glass of milk. What would my reaction be then? I think that in this situation, my reaction would be drastically different. I might just bust out laughing. It wouldn't excuse my clumsiness, but it would be kind of funny to see a little kid, all drenched in milk, and not knowing what just happened to him. Kids are resilient anyway, right?