Self-fulfilling prophesy

Here is a good example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Let's imagine that we have bus driver, a discontent bus driver. Let's imagine that one of the reasons why this man is discontent is because he thinks that everyone who gets on his bus is an idiot. Perhaps many people don't board properly or they generally make too much noise. Whatever it is this bus driver, right off the bat, doesn't have too much respect for the people who board his bus.

Now let's imagine that the bus driver not only thinks bad things about his passengers, he radiates his negativity through his actions. If the bus driver let’s it be known -- perhaps by failing to make eye-contact or just grunting when asked a question -- that he holds the passengers in contempt, there is a better chance that a person boarding the bus will make some kind of mistake when buying a ticket. Don’t you agree? Isn’t it fair to say that when we feel uncomfortable, we are more prone to mistakes?

So let’s imagine this exact scenario: A person gets on a bus and asks to buy a ticket. The bus driver makes no eye-contact with the person and just looks grumpy. The person senses bad vibes and tries to get away from the bus driver and into the bus as quickly as possible, but in doing so, he forgets to take his change. The bus driver notices the oversight and says, "Please take your change, sheesh!" The man takes his change and after he does, the bus driver thinks to himself that this passenger, just like all the others, is an idiot.

The prophecy has been fulfilled, and the cycle continues.