Hidden Talents

As I was driving down the road this morning a man in a car ahead of me spit out of his window onto the street.  Immediately I was quite offended - I mean really!  Right in front of me like that!  I narrowed my eyes at him in disgust.  Why is it people think they need to spit in public?  Isn't that why the good lord invented tissue, or better yet, bathrooms?  What mother said to her young child, "Remember to always use your napkin, never pick your nose, be kind and good to all living things & if you ever need to hawk up a big ol' lugie it is entirely appropriate to do that in front of as many people as possible."  REpulsive! 

'Course, maybe I'm jealous - I mean, if I tried to spit outside a car window it would either be dripping off my chin, or smearing down the side of my car.  Or my window would be closed!  With some phenomenal bad luck, I might potentially hit someone ELSE's car, or a pedestrian! 

But now that I think of it, why should I be offended?  It's not as if he was aiming it at me personally -"take that!".  Maybe I am looking at this all wrong.  I should be more appreciative of anothers talent.  Think of the skill required - first he had to cough up just the perfect amount of raw material, then - in a split second! - he had to turn his head to just the right degree as well as calculate the wind direction & velocity, while presumably also verifying that he would not be splattering anyone (at least I HOPE this is something he took into consideration!).  This is talent!!  This man had to handle several complicated tasks at once & not only that - he was male!  A man, who when he is at home probably can't watch a television commercial & answer a question from his wife at the same time.  Yet, when it came to performing this complicated procedure he did it successfully - not only that, but he made it look EASY!  Come to think of it - he had a certain kind of nonchalant style...

But maybe it isn't all that.  After all, he was just the passenger - it's not like he was actually manoeuvring the vehicle at the same time.  Now, THAT would be something to see...