I still have a choice

I like to be nice. But not as much when I'm forced to. That said, traffic is always hit or miss with my being nice. Regardless of whether I'm in a hurry or not, i want the choice to be nice. So when people cut me off, I don't want to be nice, but rather ride their bumper to prove there wasn't room for them to squeeze in. Never more than driving do I see the "all about me" mentality. On the other side though, when someone puts their blinker on and waits for me to back up to let them in, I enjoy being nice. I've always said that I like to be nice when I'm given the choice. What I'm realizing though is that I always have a choice. I have a choice to be nice when it's easy but I have that same choice when it's more difficult or I don't want to. It's good for me to realize that other drivers (people) do not dictate whether or not I have a choice in my responses. Sometimes it's just those "duh" moments when something finally clicks!