Every day the morning newspapers have the photographs of people who have died in road accidents. There is not a single day in which we don’t see a life being lost on road. But even after reading such news every day I see people not wearing seat belts, not wearing helmets, overtaking from left, talking on the phone while driving, crossing the road, walking on railway track. It has made me think why people make mockery of the rules that are set for their safety.
One answer I came across was we people don’t appreciate our life. We don’t think that it is a blessing that we are alive. It is a blessing to have both legs to walk. It is a blessing to have both hands. It is a blessing that we can see, hear, talk and think. If we pause for a second and think about the gift that life is we will think twice before abusing it. If we appreciate life even without a rule we will use helmet while driving two wheeler. There is no need for policemen to monitor whether seat belts are worn. We won’t speed to cross the junction when the yellow light is showing up. We will also think twice while using mobile while driving. Why should someone want to cross the railway track to save some five minutes when the result can be life lost forever.
So next time when you think of breaking a traffic rule look at yourself once. Look at the elixir of life flowing through you. Do you want to end it or do you want to enjoy it to the fullest. If it is the latter that you want,slow down. Nothing will be lost if you are five minutes late for a meeting. You need not reach your destination faster. You need to reach there safer. Speeding at the signal is not going to give you an Olympic medal so why bother to do that. Love yourself. Once you start doing it the other things will fall in place.
