A rich Englishman living in hilly area of the country needed to hire a new driver so he set up a driving skills test. He asked each candidate to drive in the safest possible way as close to the cliff on the right side of the road (Brits drive on the left side). Each candidate tried to drive as close as possible to the deadly ravine to their right until one finally drove as far as possible away from it, actually hugging the hill on his left. "That is the safest way to drive close to the cliff!" he said. “As far away from it as possible.” He was hired.
This wise driver presents with a very wise philosophy of life. Very often we find ourselves at bottom of a ravine dealing with an interminable slew of problems. These problems can be medical, financial, domestic, or professional. They can also be ethical, spiritual, or emotional. At that time, we can ask ourselves, “Did I think I was impervious to falling? Did I think I was such a great driver that I threw caution out to the wind? Was I driving too close to the cliff? “ We might need to ask ourselves what it looks like in our lives to drive ‘too close to the cliff.’ Is it being careless about our food diet or a lack of moderation in how much we drink? Could it be entertaining dangerous relationships or indulging in bad habits? Or maybe filling our minds and hearts with unhealthy media? In life and at work, everything we do comes along with safety warnings. Problems are sure to happen in our lives, but let's make sure that we are not the ones provoking them by thinking we are too smart to heed them and thus, 'driving too close to the cliff.’
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12/11/2017 05:03:36 pm
Thank you for sharing an inspiring article. I love your notion that driving can be related to different life outcomes. When an individual is struck by a tremendous life problem, the best action you should probably do is address the problem. Avoiding life problems will not do any good to you. If you address the life problems, you will become stronger and knowledgeable about preventing this problem to come back in your life again. I hope other people realize this kind of matters in life.
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