It occurred to me, as I was driving down the road this
morning and thinking about our much-beloved granddaughter, who recently got a
ticket for driving through a red light, that getting that ticket was a good
preparation for life for her, because of all the amazing considerations one
must deal with in simply going through an intersection, even in a quiet
neighborhood.
For instance, as we approach an intersection, are we in the
correct lane; are we turning here or going forward; if turning, which way and
are we in the proper lane for that turn?
Is there a traffic light, and if so, at what position is it: is it green or red or yellow – go or stop or
wait? Is our approaching speed
appropriate or not? How far away are the
people behind us? In front of us? To either side of us? And are there any pedestrians? If there is a stop sign, is it four-way or
two-way, and what is the order of process – who goes next? Because stop signs really require attention
as to taking turns.
An automobile is a very powerful machine, even a very ordinary model such as we drive. It is bigger than a bread box, very heavy, very capable of being a problem if we put it in the wrong place, particularly if we are going at the wrong speed for the situation.
Almost every element from our position to speed to where
everyone else is has to be assessed and re-assessed constantly and it is simply
not easy. And if we are not careful, we
could suffer injury to ourselves or we could cause injury to someone else.
And if all of that doesn’t also apply to all our other activities in navigating through life, what would?
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