The sleepy feeling I had before getting into the drivers seat didn't last long. It was eight thirty, getting dark, and I had a two and a half hour drive ahead of me. I was going home. The stretch of road heading out of Salmon and continuing on through Leador was a rather dangerous stretch of road to be traveling at night. Deer cross through there at night like leaves falling off of trees in Autumn. The danger that I was facing was more than enough to wake me up a bit for the drive. I only had to slam on the breaks one and a half times the whole trip... that doe and her fawn were lucky, I was blessed. I also felt blessed that I only had to stop once to ask a guy if he needed a ride home because the deer he had just hit had his car all mangled up. He had someone on their way to pick him up already.
As I was driving through that stretch of road I had a few thoughts. These are the multi-layered lessons I learned:
- When the lights are on dim and visibility is low always be extra alert for dangers that may suddenly appear. This might, and probably will, require you to slow down, be patient, and carefully watch what is happening around you. Move forward with faith.
- When the lights are on bright and visibility is good then move forward, and do it confidently, but still be alert for dangers that could take you off guard, because they are still there. The bright lights show us where we are headed. If we have been shown our path, we shouldn't dawdle.
- Never lose focus. Don't allow yourself to be caught up by smaller distractions that are not important. Not seeing, and so consequently hitting, a deer for instance, is much more dangerous than hitting a bunny that you didn't see.
- Offer help to those who have been in a wreck and are all alone.
- Take time to look at the beauty that is around you, because there is always something beautiful, even if it does not seem like there is at first. You might not be able to see much, but the stars are still shining, and they are beautiful.
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