It was one of those days.
The schedule for the day had me on I-20 headed west toward Shreveport. It was raining felines and canines.
Rain is not bothersome to me. I have been driving since telephones were attached to the wall. I became proficient by spending a summer driving on I-95 between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida. I grew up in North Alabama, so I know about driving on ice and snow. While in Louisiana, I drove in tropical rainstorms and fog so dense the hood of your own vehicle disappeared. My adage is to slow down and be deliberate.
In all my years of driving, I have not one time used my emergency flashers while driving. When did the snowflakes take over our roads? Buck up, Paco! Even the truckers were using their flashers while driving on the Interstate.
Where did you people learn about this abomination? Did you know it is illegal in Louisiana? Did you know it doesn’t help me see you better? Do you know it just affirms what most of us behind you already know, you can’t drive!
So next time it is raining felines and canines, pull completely over to the shoulder of the road and turn on those emergency flashers to your heart’s content. I feel like Andy Rooney now! But I do feel better. Quit it!
I suppose those drivers are looking for a way to feel safe and in control in an environment in which they have little control. I have unwelcome news. There are only two things you can control. You can control your actions. You can control your attitude. That is about it.
Jesus said this, “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
The Greek word for worry can be translated as “anxiety or care.” I think Jesus just told me not to “care” so much about the emergency flashers during rainstorms. Yes, I can control my attitude. You too?