"Life is good"

As I start the engine of my small compact 2001 Nissan Sentra, I sometimes get down my driveway without putting my seat belt on. I take on the fast paced roads of Frederick County where life seems to be a relentless struggle of constant movement. I find it amusing how fast people can jump to their most trusted driving weapon, the horn, but I find it more amusing how people are usually in a hurry just to be still. To sit at a desk, or stand for countless hours behind a counter, to be sucked into a computer screen, or to just simply sit on a couch with friends, are things people are willing to fight time for. This battle of time is what people are constantly after, to fulfill as much of their ambitions in the present as physically possible. We live in a world of fast convenience where a mere six-minute wait for a breakfast burrito is the work of the devil. Once, I was late to work and conveniently found myself in a traffic jam. In front of me was a bumper sticker that I found great delight in. It read, "Life is Good", and I thought to myself, "Wow how true!" Those small three words shouted out at the world a giant message, a message that describes me so well. I often make efforts to prevent a mundane existence, and by doing so, I usually wilt the magnificence of existence itself, but it only takes me those little things in life like dropping the top of my ice cream cone, or stepping in a puddle of mud, or getting in a traffic jam, to help me pause and hear my soul shout out those three little words. I too, like the rest of the world, sometimes fight the current of time, and find myself rushing through life. We all want something greater, but really we all need to stop and realize the blessings we already have served to us at our table. It’s the simply beauty of life! “Life is Good”