- *A river is a river, a mountain is a mountain. Period.
- A river is not a river, a mountain is not a mountain. They're something else.
- A river is a river, a mountain is a mountain. So be it.
* Adapted from "The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion", Thich Nhat Hanh; Parallax Press, Berkeley, California, 1992.
When I first learnt to drive, I was careful and adhered strictly to traffic laws, rules and regulations and techniques of safe driving. They were all very real to me.
As I "graduated" a few years later, I became aware of errant drivers and unreasonable road users who hardly subscribed to the norms of safety. That's when I started to swear, even at the authorities who didn't build safer roads or exercised proper road maintenance and who turned a blind eye to hazardous driving or even made non-practical traffic laws.
But now, I've adopted defensive driving, and driving has become a pleasure. As for the errant drivers; I can only hope and pray that they reach their destinations safely without jeopardizing other road users.
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