Hello, Have you ever been on a rush, trying to reach a certain place as fast as possible, your heart rate is faster, your pulse gone up and expectations are high and then, boom, the traffic light goes red. You know that feeling is suicidal, violating the traffic light is not an option on your mind, thus you have to bear through the duration of the traffic light. And the feeling is worse when there is a traffic jam and the light had gone red, you know you have many hurdles to navigate by the time the light goes green. Gosh..
Having to bear the discomfort of a traffic jam is one of the worst feeling in the world.
Many can be patient anywhere, but being patient on a traffic jam is not a virtue many of us can boast of, sometimes you wish you could jump down from the vehicle and run, but how far can your feeble legs take you before they go weary? However, the situation at hand calls for patience, regardless of your schedule.
It is common to see tempers flaring up, while people curse and swear at each other and even blame themselves for the decision to take that route or for staying on a particular lane, sooner a later they come to realize that explosion in temper cannot turn the red light green. It demands more than losing control of your temper.
Then you see the motorists of the other side of the road enjoying free traffic and it becomes normal to start wishing that was your route.
Surprisingly, the events of a red traffic light also applies to our lives.
What do you do when plans do not turn out as expected, and all carefully crafted strategies and vision suddenly come to a standstill and blurry? Such a situation can be likened to one caught on the red light of life.
The good news that comes to aid our patience while dealing or waiting on a red light is that, within that which causes a standstill is also that which brings progress. Within the red light is also a green light that signifies life, peace and progress.
Just hold on, and see your red light turn green.
You may be in a hurry to reach a place before the red light came on, but who knows, it may be to your favour, saving you from an accident ahead, or a far worse situation.
So is life, not every delay is evil, some are to prevent far worse situations ahead and some are to help you grow. You grow to see life from a better perspective, you grow to appreciate the previous opportunities while holding on to Faith on this one. You grow to become a better version of you as you begin to find more understanding as to why certain things have happened in the past and why certain things are happening now.
Since you have never given up on a journey, since you have never backed off from reaching your destination because a red traffic light came on, also don't give up or back off now, hold on tightly to your steering, tacitly navigate through the hurdles and potholes on the way and wait on the red light, it must certainly turn green.
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I'll return the gesture.
Cheers
