Aloha!
If your behavior is dangerous, rude, or illegal, I bid you fair warning. You may be admonished publicly by a strong man with brain cancer. Today I admonished a smoker at a hospital.
This person was smoking cigarettes in a signed, designated no smoking area near the entrance and exit of the hospital. My Dad, my Mom’s nurse, and my mom in a wheelchair were on our way out of the hospital after my Mom's four day stay after we were in a car collision. We were rear ended at high speed on highway 99 Thursday night and Mom basically had a Ford POS Taurus driven up her rear. Mom was hurt badly and has eight fractured ribs. I believe neither my father, my mother, or me have sustained chronic injuries but Mom will be hurting from the ribs probably for some time after I have healed from brain surgery this coming Friday, November 14.
I was hit in the face with a poisonous, noxious, cancerous, dangerous, stinky, cloud of cigarette smoke by this selfish and probably nicotine addicted woman. I asked the nurse to validate we were indeed in a no smoking area. My admonishment of this person’s behavior was audible for at least 30 yards and I did set a dramatic example. I let this woman know I am highly allergic to cigarette smoke and I have brain cancer. I told her, “No Smoking!”. I was somewhat less patient and compassionate than I am with selfish, rude, dangerous, illegal fools but my admonishment was done with candor, honesty, strength, and without regard to the person’s social status, martial ability, age, sex, religion, political association, dress. I learned and my next admonishment of someone’s rude, illegal, or dangerous behavior may be a bit more patient, compassionate, and quiet. However, I may have saved this smoker’s life. Perhaps next time she thinks about lighting up she will think about me and the man she injured with her cigarette smoke who has brain cancer. Perhaps this thought will get her to stop smoking and avoid diseasing the wonderful gift that is the human body. I know this person has good in her.
The woman did not apologize for her dangerous and rude behavior that injured me, but she did immediately throw away her cigarette. I would have called the police. Smokers beware. Dangerous drivers beware. I will not tolerate rude, dangerous, or illegal behavior that injures me, people I love, or innocents. Yes, I will allow the police to do their jobs. Just because other people tolerate rude, dangerous, and illegal behavior that lands my mother in the hospital for four days with 8 broken ribs is not a valid, logical argument for Jack to tolerate rude, dangerous, illegal behavior. I find many people behave rudely, dangerously, or illegally as a matter of their own personal convenience.
I do feel good and I am ready for brain surgery. I will have a nice, uplifting post soon on driving politely that will make you, your passengers, and other drivers on the road feel safe, good, powerful, and beautiful. I will expand on my lesson I learned about patience and compassion at the hospital smoke free zone. I may even pontificate on tolerance and when toleration is not appropriate. For example, I have a high tolerance for pain. Perhaps if I showed more sensitivity or MRI diagnostics were cheaper we would have detected my brain cancer earlier and have had a curative treatment by now.
Another post may be a bit more creative about my blissful walk towards eternity. It appears that post is becoming a bit of a cliffhanger.
I feel I have some fight in my voice and my message is one of hope, cooperation, and love. Courage, strength, power, flexibility, skill, and apreciation for beautiful friends, family, and supporters is the feeling I would like you to share with you and your loved ones. Be good to each other. How lucky am I to have picked a fight with the deadliest form of primary brain cancer. I feel loose, fast, and powerful!
Smiles! Smiles! Smiles!
Peace and Love,
Livestrong!
Jack
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