Get Ahead

I started to drive a car twenty years ago and I have been liking it ever since. I liked it fast. Very fast. Perhaps it's a new thing. I've got the thrill out of it. Then I began to take it slow (whatever 'slow' means to me and not for others. ) After all these years, I learn that driving on the streets is more or like a combination of playing chess, a game of prediction and is full of life lessons. It's like how people (read: I) live their lives, more or less.

When you drive, you're in a vehicle. How fast or slow you want to go, it's all up to you. In life, how you conduct your life or your relationships depends on you. Making decisions can be done in a split second if you want to do it fast. At other times, you just have to wait. When a car moves so slow and you want to get ahead of it, you just want to be sure that it's not making any sudden move that you'll regret, right?

When there are two cars in front of you, somehow blocking your way, you sometimes have to decide whether to wait until one car gives way. This one's considered to be the safest way. I, however, sometimes want to give my analytical thinking and the law of physics a try. I calculate their speeds. I observe their distance and measure the space. Then I compare the available space with my vehicle. I observe the way the driver hold the wheels: are they impulsive? Calm? Or aggressive? Human behavior is so difficult to predict but I am learning the ropes. The last is my speed. I need to adjust the speed with theirs if I want to make a successful get-ahead. If all is good, then I am ready to go.

I take risks. I do. I don't always enjoy it. But I do. At times, I have to get ahead of any cars because I have a bigger destination and purpose to go to. Sometimes, I have to get ahead because a truck is blocking my way so I can give way to other vehicles behind me. Thus, they can move faster and reach their destination with little hindrance.

If I must take a chance, I calculate risks whenever I can. I let my heart lead me. And my brain too, thankfully. Hihihi. Of course I can be wrong. But when I did make mistakes, there's nothing better to lead my path than His. And He never fails me. Ever.