Traffic
lights are the usual light that we see on the major roads and hi-ways.it
controls the flow of the traffic whether its light or heavy traffic lights have
three (3) colors these are yellow, red and green. Each colors represents a symbol,
sign or a meaning; yellow means to slow down or to reduce speed or lie-low; red
means to stop. A full stop; and the green which means to move on, move forward
or just simply go.
This
traffic light may also apply to our life. Because, for me, life is a journey.
We are on the road of life and we are the drivers of it. In every choice there
is a left or right turn or just move forward, but the only thing that we can’t
do is to move backwards or reverse. We cannot go back to the past that have
already happened in our life. We can just remember and learn from it. Learning
from our past is the best way to become a better person.
So, how
do we apply these traffic lights in the journey of our life? Let’s put it this
way. Yellow (slow down or lie low), in life, if you feel like everything is so
fast and rushed, that today you still have friends then tomorrow, you've lost
them. Thing that comes and go, things that you don’t know why are these
happening and wondering why. Maybe it is the moment or time for you to slow
things down. Take a breath, take it step-by-step. Think of the things that you
have done and what have happened. Don't rush things or we end up failing. We
doesn’t need to rush things up, we may reach our goals at the right moment and
at the right time. Be patient, because patience is a virtue!
Red (a full stop or just simply
stop), whenever you feel like everything was out of control, the situation is
too much and you can’t bear anymore. You can’t resolve any problems. Everything
is getting so blurred, making a hard decision. Stop, and just simply stop.
Clear your mind, again, take a deep breath and start from where you have
started. Gather your thoughts and ideas, fix yourself. We may encounter the
hard times but if we go for it with a clear mind it can resolve our problems.
Remember that right decisions are justified by its result.
Green (move forward or just go) the
last color. Of course after you have stopped, you can never stay stopped
forever. There will come a time that you must go on in your life’s journey and
do what you have to do, because life is also a progress that we cannot skip.
Now that you have cleared your mind, already fixed yourself and everything is
bearable and light to carry, go on and make your life a wonderful journey.
Life is so short to consume it with
bad times that will just make it stressful. We encounter circumstances that
will bring us down and doesn’t know how to pass by. But it is natural, it’s up
to us if we will face it or just surrender to it. And if you feel the stress, remember
this traffic light of our life.
