Power Down Look Up

It was about three o’clock on a typical Thursday as I cruised along the 405 freeway.  Herded like cattle, we slowly merged onto the 55.  The car to my left had stopped at the transition and was now blocking the traffic flow.  Looking to to left I saw a very disturbing sight.   At first I patiently waited for the Greenpeace and Save the Rain Forest bumper stickered Prius to proceed.  I noticed the passenger was texting.  Much to my surprise, so was the driver.  Once the driver finished his extremely important message, the little electric car moved.  It made me angry, as driving and texting always does, but the driver?  Texting and driving is selfish.

Now in the parking lot that we refer to as the 55 fwy , I breathed.  Jim Croce was serenading me with “Time in a Bottle” and The muscles in my whole body began to relax. Thinking about my encounter, I now counted my good fortune.  Although I very much care about our planet,  first I value people.  Before embracing state-of-the-art technology, we learned that people would always be our most precious asset.

Those poor guys in the environmentally friendly vehicle did not seem to have absorbed it.  Hopefully they will keep saving the environment.  Maybe they will also learn how to be selfless in life and on the road.  Should the day come when a blatant disregard of others is the norm. I’d like to be seeing it from heaven.  The geniuses in their Prius  should trade in there little car for a Mustang.  A Mustang is more gutsy and would win in a race or accident.  Text drivers are selfish and dangerous.  My Mustang could have pushed the little car out of the way, but it didn’t.  Try turning on the radio and rolling down the window.  Enjoy the ride.