Driving home from work the other night made me realize that the people we meet in our day to day lives aren't so dis-similar to those on the roads. Bear with me on this one.
You get those drivers who abide by the speed limit and never get a fine in their entire driving lives, these are the same as those people who live life the same way day in day out, not going outside their comfort zone or steer away from the general hypothetical guidebook of life, the one of multiple rules and regulations of what to do or not to do.
Then, you get those drivers who will do everything to be as close on your tail as humanly possible until they overtake you with the smallest space imaginable so as to go 50 down a 30 road, only for you to catch them up two minutes down the road or even overtake them. These are similar to those who enjoy potentially pressurizing people into making others make mistakes or give way to them and their impatience. They are those people who always look for a shortcut in life only to be held back further down the line.
Thirdly, you get those drivers who drive 20 down a 40 road. That, or the equivalent of tractors on a country road. These equate to the people who chug along through life at the slowest possible speed, whether that be on the basis that it is the safest option or be it the fastest they can go with the equipment or knowledge and understanding that they have at that moment in time, potentially also with the belief that they cannot go faster and ultimately have the mindset whereupon any greater understanding is not sought after.
Fourthly, you get those drivers who soup up their cars so much that they can show off in front of their friends and passers by that they have the biggest revvs, have the largest sounding exhaust, or the most decorative paintwork and electrical lighting. Most of the time, these 'revved' up cars are made off the back of just sub-standard cars with silly money poured into making them a car that struggles to get over a single speed bump. These relate to those people who are mostly the loudest with what they say but the quietest when it comes to having any real impactful conversing. They are the kinds of people who throw money at an ever depleting asset hoping it will improve their prospects in the future but ends up causing more problems than they set out with, leading to figurative obstacles put in their path.
Then you have cyclists, the bane of every driver on the roads. You get the swervers, the dark clothes wearers, the cyclists who think it it is acceptable to be on the roads in rows rather than a line in their designated lane. These are those people who go through life frustrating others with their inability to think about what or who is around them on the whole to the extent that it causes unnecessary delays and constraints.
No matter what analogy you see yourself attach to the most, the important thing is that you can always strive to be better in life, to be more willing and open with your time, and understanding your environment so as to make the best from what you have, no matter how much or how little you may be deemed to have. Focus on yourself, but also understand that your actions have consequences - some little, some major. Don't under-estimate the power of doing a small good deed in the context of someone else's life or even your own. Be kind to everyone you meet, society nowadays seems to have a way of breaking good people down. Believe you can make a difference, no matter how small, and the world will ultimately be a better place for it :)
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