Last Monday, I dropped off a friend at SM Makati. Not wanting to be caught at the No Loading/Unloading zone along EDSA, I turned right before Dusit. Then I turned left at the first intersection, turned left again at Pasay road.and then viola! a Makati traffic enforcer waved at me signaling me to stop.
I stopped puzzled and asked the traffic enforcer what my violation was. He said I violated traffic signs. "Huh? where? when?" I questioned. He explained that there are "No Left Turn" signs both sides of the street where I came from. I argued in disbelief! We always passed that way before and this was the first time I got caught. I didn't see any sign! How big are they? Are they even visible? Two signs posted at each side and I didn't even notice one? Huff.
To cut the story short, I gave up my license even if the police was giving signs that it's ok to pay there ( read: pang-merienda!) to avoid the hassle of getting my license at their office the following day. I was so irritated that I resisted the temptation of giving them what they want. Besides, I don't have barya. (lol!)
I just attended a recollection that day, so on my way back home, I pondered on what happened.I just heard from a speaker that there she went through the hassle of getting another driver license because she misplaced her old one. When she got back, her household helper found the missing card. So she got two already. She explained that there is a reason why it happened to her. And she found out that she just needs to pray for the people working at LTO who might be suffering from something. Maybe it is the same for me, maybe there is a reason or a lot of reasons why this happened.
So here are my thoughts on what happened:
a.) I easily get irritated. I still fail to clear my mind and think of the best possible solution whenever I'm caught unprepared for situations like this.
b.) It's so hard to be a Christian! (haha! agree?) I easily forgot calling unto Him whenever I've got mini issues.I really need to work on this.
c.) Everything changes! (as if this is the first time I've realized that!) Haha. In a wider perspective, not everything we think is true will always be true. Sometimes, there are circumstances that force the current situation to change. And of course, they come with reasons - either positive or negative. And we just have to deal with it. (There are always exceptions though - sometimes there are things you can influence to change. You just need to distinguish which is which.)
d.) Always be observant. See, feel, hear the changes around you so you can act accordingly. We tend to neglect things that are familiar to us already.
Hmm.. the end.
P.S. I got my license back! Yey!
