Every young person
should as in every junction of a major road in world’s cities have or have
installed in their own life’s junction, a traffic light system of Red, for
warning; a get set or ready to go (approval) Amber of life and the “Go
Light” of Green.
The importance of a
traffic light system at a junction on a Trunk “A” highway in a city or at the
Checkout Point of your local supermarket and all of every of your private
life’s routes, paths, footpaths, river paths, roads, highways, parks, subways
and alleys can be very much appreciated, if you could take an imaginative
journey to a junction of a very busy highway such as A10 in a city, say London.
Imagine on arriving
at this our imaginary junction of an A10 in our chosen city, London, there was
no traffic light to direct traffic nor traffic wardens as in the case of Third
World nations – the chaos, the honking and honking by motorists, anger, road
rage, motorists driving bonnet to bonnet, bumper to bumper, the fight that
might ensue; the banging on cars, trucks by one motorist after another; the
eventual loss of man hours; the constant sighing and hissings; the arguments
and quarrels – that junction might be turned into a wrestling or boxing
ring/arena as no police or traffic wardens are present.
And the loss in
economic term that very time - hour and day will sure be incalculable!
People will get late
to work; many job and contract interviews will be missed; many more will arrive
late to other types of interview; hospital appointments will be missed; and the
sounds of sirens from ambulances carrying the sick on an emergency conditions
will be deafening.
What is more, many
might die inside the ambulances, and women in labour might give birth to
children inside the ambulances on the high way, social
appointments/engagements, too many, will be missed, etc, etc.
Whilst you do me the
favour of reflecting still on the high level of the ensued fracas and chaos at
this our imaginary junction, I’d give you another imaginary invite, this time,
to your local supermarket:
And whilst there,
again, kindly do me the favour of walking straight to the Self-service
checkouts.
Here, look up at the
traffic light system (TLS), all things being equal, and all things normal, all
lights are likely to be in functioning green - signifying normal; amber,
for approval and red, for danger (there is a problem here),
meant to warn of danger or simply that something is not right or has gone wrong
or sometimes, about a product or an item that needs approval before purchase –
age confirmation, product approval, e.g., tobacco, although most of the time,
sold behind the kiosk, especially in little stores; alcohol - beer, wine and
spirit (BWS) and fizzy drinks, etc.
LIFE’S APPLICATION
In the context under
discussion, see yourself as a mentee/learner in the school of life, whilst your
private RAG (red, amber and green) should be taken as your guardian
angels, parents, foster parents, guideposts, mentors, counsellors, elders in
your family such as grandparents, uncles, aunties, advisors, teachers, pastors,
imams and as life’s checks and balances.
But more so, as
warnings, approval needed sort of life and actual and an unhindered
approval – the Go Command of life, better still, a sorta get up
and go!
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