Driving Lessons

This morning my ride/colleague and I were trying to turn onto the ramp onto the bridge. My friend is a good driver, up to the challenge of negotiating the streets and turns of our neighborhood. But someone coming from the other way was hesitating, blocking the turn off, and holding us back.

I thought of this as an analogy to life. We can take care of ourselves, work on our issues. Yet sometimes, someone else and their stuff may block our way. And sometimes when that happens, it's out of your control and there's little you can do.

My friend commented that the guy who was waiting to turn on would have been correct in Jersey but was wrong in N.Y. This is a life truth. Context is key. What's right in one place or situation can be wrong elsewhere.

This all reminds me of the time years ago that it dawned on me that classroom rule, and life rules, are like traffic lights. It would be bedlam if a cop had to stand there and repeatedly ask and remind people to stop. The lights and signs work, keep things in order, save lives when we comply.