Nuggets From Everyday Life

In India, traffic moves on the left side of the road (at least that's the rule), so it's best that pedestrians walk on the right side of the road, so they can see oncoming traffic and are not constantly having to look over their shoulder to see what's coming from behind. Furthermore, following on from yesterday's thought on 'Reckless Riders,' they would be more easily avoidable if they came from ahead of us than if they came from behind. The same is true of life as well - we can more easily protect ourselves from abusive people if we're on our guard, than if we put ourselves in vulnerable situations. We were not meant to be hurt or abused and the least we can do is protect ourselves. While it may not be possible to completely avoid such people in our lives, we can do our best to minimise the effects they have on us. As Martin Luther said, "You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair....

In our part of the world, in India, this may not be the norm, but one can find kids who would dare to ride bicycles without brakes just for the thrill of it. What is a lot more common, and more dangerous though, is motorcyclists with poorly maintained brakes. Little wonder, it's only a matter of time before they meet with an accident, injuring both themselves and others in the process.  While the above pertains to road safety there's an even more dangerous, yet very prevalent trend in our world today - it's when one chooses to live life recklessly, with no 'brakes' on one's desires, thoughts, words and actions, resulting in consequences that affect both them and others in the bargain. There've been times when I've been reckless, hurting both myself and others in the process, and over time came to realise that this wasn't just detrimental, but was defeating the very purpose of my life. Let's do a self-check and ensure that o...