A man overhears a couple making inflammatory comments about race and immigration at an airport. Instead of engaging, he walks away, calling it "Civility Intelligence": knowing when a fight isn't worth your peace of mind.
Just want to remind you today that whatever you do, don't bite the hook. I was traveling this morning, airport early morning, standing behind this couple. They voicing a strong opinion about this political movement and what happened to old boy, him getting knocked down. And they got a heavy opinion about Black people, immigrants, and all this stuff, which people entitled to their opinion. But I guess I got triggered because it's like I'm standing right here. And they're saying it like, you know what I'm saying, with like, you know, the way they express themselves. And so I felt very, um, almost obligated to jump in and say something, but I chose not to bite the hook. It's a situational awareness strategy to promoting civility and realizing that, hey, I'm not about to get into no, uh, healthy debate before boarding the plane and then run a risk of, you know, Me having complications getting on the flight. So I just want to challenge you to make sure that whatever you do, that today you don't bite the hook. And it's hard not to bite the hook because sometimes the bait be sweet. But if you bite the hook, you run the risk of getting snatched out of your positive state of mind, your good attitude, and it may change the outcome of your day. So it's okay to let things go by. You know, this simple school of thought is what Civility Intelligence is all about. Just decide that when you need to act, and if you do need to act, being intentional on how you act. So I'm all about promoting civility, using my emotional intelligence to do so. That's why we are framing this now as Civility Intelligence. Get you some.
I was literally kicked off a Southwest flight before for being disrespectful.
