tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910737876389410763.post4896004675362584104..comments2023-05-03T14:31:11.785+01:00Comments on DEMOCRACY STREET: "And...?"sibaddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910737876389410763.post-86305344753298947422008-02-14T13:26:00.000+00:002008-02-14T13:26:00.000+00:00Well done you! So much revolves round such moments...Well done you! So much revolves round such moments and then there's that thing the French call esprit d'escalier - the thing you think of saying when it's too late. We say 'it's easy to be wise after the event'.sibaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910737876389410763.post-8409909871185637362008-02-14T09:13:00.000+00:002008-02-14T09:13:00.000+00:00Your post for today (which I found both thought pr...Your post for today (which I found both thought provoking and delightful) affirmed, once again, that the small things in life can have a surprisingly big impact . . . . !<BR/><BR/>I used to live on an 'inner city' estate in Newcastle. (The kind of place where my friends didn't like to visit because the children who lived there would throw stones at anyone they didn't know . . . )<BR/><BR/>One day, one of the girls who lived there (about 12 or 13 years old) and who used to cause me some trouble - zoomed up along the pavement, on a bike that was way too small for her - and stopped just short of me - with the intention of causing fear - then she just sat on the bike, blocking my way - and glared.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, she was wearing a badge which said 'Susan'.<BR/><BR/>I held my ground and asked if that was her name - because it was mine too. Whereupon, she broke into a huge smile . . . and never caused me trouble ever again. She'd even call out with a cheery 'hello Susan' whenever she saw me!<BR/><BR/>Here was an example of how small things can have remarkably good results . . . and not necessarily in a predictable way.<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459572012943654715noreply@blogger.com