GIVING DEEP MEANINGS TO OTHERWISE MEANINGLESS THINGS

Being stuck in traffic is boring. I know, what a shocker.

But seriously, it makes me analyze things way too much for no reason other than to keep myself entertained.

And so, I came up with this analogy about how life is like driving, because what's more fun than giving deep meanings to things that are senseless?


Driving is like life...

It's up to you to take the initiative and switch lanes to pass up folks who choose to just cruise. The ones who don't just end up being stuck forever, going nowhere.

Of course, there are always risks involved. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. You can go slow and steady, which lessens the risk, but will take you longer to reach your goal. Or you can drive wayyyy fast and risk crashing and burning or getting pulled over. But if you avoid both obstacles, you're extremely lucky and end up getting ahead the quick way.

You can also pull into a lane you THINK is going fast. You're flying through traffic now, super happy you switched into this lane, doing all you can to stop yourself from rolling down the window and shouting, "See you suckers! (insert Dr. Evil laugh here)" to all the losers who are still stuck in the old lane... only to slam on the brakes in order to stop yourself from crashing into the sea of red brake lights up ahead. Great! Just great! This lane is even slower than the old one. To make things worse, the gray Camry behind you in the old lane just passed you up! Now you're cursing yourself, full of regret. You thought you made a good decision at the time, only to find out had you been patient and just stayed where you were, you would've been better off. People who were slower than you are passing you by now. 

But guess what? Eventually, the traffic clears and you catch up, and if you keep persisting you even pass the gray Camry again.

The worst part is none of this is in your control. You can't control or predict traffic, you can only use your own skills to navigate your car through the hell that is Southern California.

But the thing you've gotta always remember--even when there's total gridlock, nobody's moved an inch in the last half hour, and it seems completely hopeless--everybody has always gotten to where they needed to go. Slow or fast, you'll eventually get to your destination as long as you just keep putting your foot on the gas and push forward.


And that's all! Like all good things, my wonderful deep thought must come to an end LOL... But of course, I couldn't have done this by myself. Thank you 405 freeway for inspiring me.