Be compassionate to everyone. Don't just search for whatever it is that annoys and frightens you-see beyond those things to the basic human being. Especially see the child in the man or woman. Even if they are destroying you, allow a moment to see how lost in their own delusion and suffering they are.

The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way (ed. New Press, The, 2013) - ISBN: 9781595588722