Have you ever stopped to think about those big red buttons at crosswalks - for the pedestrians? Well I have.
While sitting at a long red light in a daze (a few years back) I focused in on this poor pedestrian soul pushing on the red button over, and over, and over again in hopes that he could actually make the walk sign light up faster. After he had pressed it at least 15 times (no exaggeration), I started to grin (and chuckle inside my head). The thought that visited me was, "that button doesn't do a thing!" I mean, does this guy actually think the entire streetlight switchboard would change just so he could walk across the street....NO!!
We all want to feel like the world is our oyster and that the world revolves around us and our desires, but the truth lies in the red button at the crosswalk. This world does just enough to satisfy our psychological desires (like our inpatience), and nothing more.
We all can learn something from those little red buttons;) I guarantee you'll never look at another pedestrian pushing a red button at a crosswalk again without the conception of a huge grin, and maybe even a chuckle inside your own head;) Happy driving!
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