Avoid The Rush Hour

                There is a young couple in our town....who are always on the go....busy with children and animals....seemingly darting to and fro all the time....and I heard that the young wife was in three or four small fender benders in the last few years....each one taking one of their automobiles away for a week or two....and each one adding to their insurance premium. My initial response when told about the latest fender bender was....'slow down....don't drive so fast'....until my wife told me that she was going about five miles an hour on the latest. So much for that theory.
                 A little later I was still thinking about this....and of my initial response of 'slow down'....and I began to realize that here I am....seventy-four years old....no job to rush off to....no kids to be taking to school or activities or doctor's appointments....no animals....no golfing....few if any appointments to keep....no wonder I haven't had any fender benders. I hardly even need a watch on my wrist....for the only daily appointment that I have is....dinner....and my stomach tells me what time it is.
                 So I kept thinking about this. The only real hobbies I have are these posts....and reading....and listening to sermons....hundreds of them....from either preachers of the past....or preachers today who preach like preachers of the past. No wonder I know that the preaching today is weak and powerless. So I reversed the chronology of events and applied all of this to my own life. I didn't have a wreck by getting side-swiped by Donald Trump. I don't have to navigate stadium parking lots with hundreds of other cars trying to beat the rush and get home. There are no rallies to go to....no concerts to speak of....no getting all the kids in the car to get to church on time....no sales at Boscov's or Macy's....and as I said above.....almost no appointments to keep at all! No wonder I know who Donald Trump is....and no wonder I can recognize pandemonium....and see warning signs all over the place!
                  So maybe my original thought....to slow down....wasn't that off track after all....but by 'slow down'....I now mean to slow life down a little....to be able to see the people that are on the roads today....and to realize that there are crazy drivers in this world....Donald Trump being one.... stay out of his lane. Avoid the rush hour. Cut down on all the activities....the time of which can be better spent in meditation on the day and age that we live. And the same wisdom would apply for raising our children....for if they are too busy with activities....they will have their own fender benders.