Staying in lane

Recently there was an incident on the road due to a car trying to switch lanes and the other one not wanting to give way - the resulting conflict went viral and it looks like another silly scuffle that could have been avoided if people took a chill pill. But I guess if you were one of those involved, your emotions might have been running high, causing all rational thinking and behaviour to be thrown out the window.

One way of training to avoid such trouble, on the road or in general life, is to tell yourself to stay in your lane. I know it sounds lame, unexciting, rigid and very conservative for our 21st-century ways of innovation and experimentation, but these are the traditional and forgotten attitudes of discipline and patience.

Like driving, life is full of choices that might lead you down various paths. There is definitely no single correct path as we have been given the freedom to decide how we want our lives to turn out, but it generally is determined by the choices we make at the present moment. But what does choosing wisely mean? Something that seems like the right move could, in hindsight look foolish or irrational.

So we make what might we think is the best choice and start. There is no hard and fast rule that once you begin you shouldn't change course or do a complete reset - in fact, there might be situations where it is silly to keep banging your head against a dead horse (is that a saying?), and you have to re-evaluate things and make corrections.

Otherwise, try to stay the course and keep in lane. It's also called compounding, long-term view and loyalty. It might not always be the wisest choice, but it's good to see things through once in a while.

And what if someone tries to cut in front of you? Let them in - in fact, when you're unsure, it's a good idea to let others go first to test the waters 😂