Friday, June 19, 2009

Wrong Turns

Yesterday, as I passed a gas station on my way to work, I made an instant decision to pull in and fill my tank. Without thinking, I made a right turn from the left hand lane.

As I turned off the key in the ignition, the realization of what I had done took my breath away. Not only had I broken the law by crossing two lanes of traffic, I could have endangered someone else’s life. Visions of a car hitting head on into the passenger side door left me stunned.

Unfortunately we make those kinds of mistakes in our relationship with people far too often. We violate the rights of others for our own convenience. Words pour out of our mouth without thinking of the emotional wounds we are inflicting.