People are rude. No, I take that back. People are just inconsiderate. Just when I begin to think others are not as selfish and impolite as I believe them to be, someone has to go and ruin everything.

To give you a little insight as to what I am talking about, picture this: Just like everyone else here on campus I go to class. I roll out of bed, get dressed, brush my teeth and attempt to go to school, the same as the next person.

But to get to class I have to get in my car and drive a mile-and-a-half to campus. While I patiently wait for a spot, a red, shiny Monte Carlo pulls right in front of me.

Oh, yes, and proceeds to slide into the parking spot I had been eyeing.

I realize could walk to class, ride a bike or take the bus, but thanks to my parents, I am lucky enough to have a car to drive me back and forth; therefore, I choose that option.

Anyway, Miss Monte Sporto takes my place with her new car and vanity plates, jumps out and acts as if she did nothing wrong. If it is good for her, who cares about anyone else, right?

Wrong.

If people would just take two seconds to think about their actions and how they might affect another person, they would realize they are not the center of the universe.

I found a place to park and made it to class on time and it did not ruin my life, or even my day, for that matter. But it did make me realize that people in general don’t care who they hurt as long as they get what they want in the end.

People need to start realizing there are human beings in those other cars. They are not just automobiles driving themselves around. There are people inside who have feelings and thoughts and an agenda.

This situation does not only apply to driving. Think about the other people in line behind you at the grocery store when you pick a simple fight with the cashier, just to get your way and an extra 20 cents off.

Think about the other people in the movie theater when you answer your cell phone and discover it is your long lost friend on the other end of the line. Just be courteous to others.

The season of good deeds is over, but your spirit doesn’t have to be clouded over until that time again next year.

If you think you are above all this and are always thoughtful and helpful to others, then congratulations to you, but your job is not done. Your new job then is to urge other people to do the same. I am not claiming to be the prime candidate to be saying all this, but at least I am willing to try, because I want to be more considerate and I don’t want to treat people the way I have been treated lately. Remember the golden rule.

I am not suggesting a “Pay it Forward” type of action, but to simply treat other people with respect.

You will feel better about yourself and you will probably brighten someone else’s day.

I’m sure it will surprise you when your ears begin to burn because people will think about you and say “Wow, what a super-nice person.”

Well, maybe not. But at least they won’t kick and scream and say bad things about you when you jump out of your shiny, new car and saunter off to class.