In just a few hours, I experience enough of people’s emotions driving home, that I thought I would write about it. I was just getting out of my parked car and a guy pulls up right next to me so that I couldn’t open the door. He did not care. I had to drive to another parking space to get out of the car. Then I went kayaking the other day and was about to put my kayak on the car and a car pulled into the space so close to me, I could not put the kayak on the car and I had to drive to another spot. If that was not enough, when I was driving home on Friday, it was like a dear devil shoot out riding home. People where cutting me off, and forced me to alter my driving techniques, so that I could get home. It was an unusual day. Kinda stressful!
Why Courtesy on the Road Still Matters
I understand that people are often in an altered state of emotions when it comes Friday night and it shows up in the fact that they want to get home, but one or two minutes to be kind, does not make much of a difference. Being courteous and kind seems to be a thing of the past, especially in a big city with everyone else is doing the same thing.
Has Society Become More Spiritual?
I remember growing up in a small community where people let you in and did not cut you off, it was pleasant and relaxing to drive. It was actually fun, instead of getting geared up to aggressive. I felt it is a lack of courteousness when someone boxes you in when you are trying to get out. I thought of leaving a note on the person’s car. People should think about their actions. The question is, has society progressed? Has it gotten more spiritual and are other people some times using their energy to help everyone? I often don’t see that, things seemed to have changed. It appears that we have become a dog eat dog mentality that always puts yourself first. What happened to people’s soul. It is inside of them.
Driving Spiritually in a Big City
When I write about spirituality in my blogs, I write about about how to use your energy, often it is about helping others. I certainly doesn’t seem to be happen on a Friday afternoon in a big city. It’s now all about drivers beware. Let’s be frank, people often go through a typical week and feel drained and many end up in a rage when they go home. For them, it is time to let it out. Few people seem to respect the speed limit and beeping horns seem the norm. When it occurs four times in a few hours, it time to comment on it. The city is building big buildings, and they are behind in setting the rules for driving, let alone fixing the streets to make it easier for people. They are just after profits.
Traffic, Leadership, and the Need for Decency
Then there are traffic jams. We live in Marin, and at great cost, they built the SMART train system and it constantly blocking up traffic.It appears to be a joke. Should we vote for better people to help us while we are on earth? It seems that elected officials today seem so money conscious (89% of the people think that they are corrupt) and that they do anything to create jobs. We need decency and parks with public areas for people to relax. When was the last time you took a walk to relax verses dealing withe the majority of people act?
