Traffic Light

                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.