i witnessed a car accident a few months back while in manhattan beach. i had a red light and was just waiting , watching the traffic go by in front of me. the cars trying to turn left were yielding to the oncoming traffic. i was watching, and being the first car in line, i had a clear view of something that the car starting to turn left did not see... there was a car going about 50 mph or so coming from my right, and the car on my left started to turn. both cars didn't see it coming, and slamming the brakes did nothing for the speedy oncoming car... a momentary screech and then a crash. shattered glass, messed up cars, but thankfully both parties got out of the cars with no major issues at that moment except for the crunched metal entwined in front of them.
i've been rushing. i have got college dangling in front of me, and i am just rushing so fast to get there, and i have this image of the car not having time to hit the brakes and going right through it's destination (or more so the obstacle in its way). i think it has come to the point where i am kind of like, hmm, there is more to this, there is more i have to do before i reach this point, time to hit the brakes a bit, but nope, no time, crash.
here's a better, less dark, more relatable analogy, and i can sum it up in two words:
-socks
-linoleum
add running really fast and trying to stop to the equation, and there you go... a pretty sufficient analogy of what i fear to happen come graduation and come college.
i really don't want to just slide through college... i mean, i have this plan to slow down and finally just stop rushing, but i am worried that maybe i am wearing socks and i won't be able to stop. maybe not worried, just a little thing that i think i need to be really intentional about and concious about. i think most likely it'll take me a while to slow down, but eventually, like in the case of the socks and linoleum, you come to a stop whether by the law of friction/gravity or by the law of "objects in the way".
just some thoughts.
mmhmm
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sliding is fun! crashing is not! hope you can take off your socks (if you are indeed wearing them). just try to take life day by day...that's what usually works best for me.
don't worry be happy now! :)
I think we all need to slow down at times. Especially when we are growing up.
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