Are you serious?

I was in a small shopping center yesterday. I walked out of a store and started walking back to my car. Next to me was a man with 3 kids – holding 2 by the hand, and the 3rd (and oldest at about 8 years old) was walking next to them.

They got to the curb of the street that ran through the lot, and he just began walking across without looking. The 8 year old grabbed him, and said, “Tatty, watch out! There’s a car coming!” The father, in middle of the street, said to him, “Ich geit mit der Ribono Shel Olam. I’ll be fine!” and he kept walking across.

I think this guy has some serious issues. Is this what you teach your kids? To walk across a street without looking because you think Hashem will protect you? It’s sheer stupidity. I told my brother-in-law about it, and he said, “The guy probably meant that he wants to be close to Hashem very soon, so he jumped in front of a car!” I think he might be right.