I was making a delivery and I hit the curb. It was only later that I learned about my inflated tire. I was making runs as a delivery driver for the sandwich franchise that I recently got a job at. It was the night shift and the latest I've worked so far. As I was about to deliver some bread, i felt the side of my car limp and I knew my tire was dead. I'm lucky I had a couple of friends who came and lent with my dillema. It's one of those days when you appreciate all the help you can find. I had to wait for Eric to drop off the stuff I left in his car after borrowing a spare tire from Mohammed. Who knows why I'm not a good driver.
Ok, I was distracted by the gps, so blame the machine for making me multi-task while delivering to a fire department. They should make them faster and much more convenient to operate because I don't want to leave that thing in my car. It has a tendency of getting stolen as people get more desperate to make a quick buck or two. It can't be helped I guess, it's the sign of the times. But my personal thought is, well, what can you do? You suck at driving but at least you're making a living. Might as well not feel bad about the what comes your way in life, besides knowing the fact that you only have one of them anyway, and that you might as well be content with what you have. To be honest, I don't feel that bad that I got a flat tire. I should, but that won't certainly change anything. So I drove my car home on a borrowed spare and called Eric cause he still had my stuff in his car.
As I waited, I noticed whole bunches of people going from here to there towards various parties in the area. So I just leaned back and looked up. And once again, I saw the immensity of the night sky with the stars all studding the heavens, and I thought "Why aren't any of these other people looking up? It's such a beautiful night and people should be talking to each other outside with their heads tilted in an upward direction. Whenever you look at something as immense as the heavens, no matter what time of the day it is, it always captures you as something immense and endless, that there is more to existence than worrying about a flat tire. There's meaning in the expanse, and it says to you
So if you ever get a flat tire, just lean back and look up and you will understand what purpose is.
Ok, I was distracted by the gps, so blame the machine for making me multi-task while delivering to a fire department. They should make them faster and much more convenient to operate because I don't want to leave that thing in my car. It has a tendency of getting stolen as people get more desperate to make a quick buck or two. It can't be helped I guess, it's the sign of the times. But my personal thought is, well, what can you do? You suck at driving but at least you're making a living. Might as well not feel bad about the what comes your way in life, besides knowing the fact that you only have one of them anyway, and that you might as well be content with what you have. To be honest, I don't feel that bad that I got a flat tire. I should, but that won't certainly change anything. So I drove my car home on a borrowed spare and called Eric cause he still had my stuff in his car.
As I waited, I noticed whole bunches of people going from here to there towards various parties in the area. So I just leaned back and looked up. And once again, I saw the immensity of the night sky with the stars all studding the heavens, and I thought "Why aren't any of these other people looking up? It's such a beautiful night and people should be talking to each other outside with their heads tilted in an upward direction. Whenever you look at something as immense as the heavens, no matter what time of the day it is, it always captures you as something immense and endless, that there is more to existence than worrying about a flat tire. There's meaning in the expanse, and it says to you
"I am endless and infinite, and beautiful. I have been here longer than you have existed and I will continue to exist even after you have passed. You can comprehend me because a part of you was created like me and I am merely a reflection of what you posses inside yourself. Not a capability, but a quality. And I am preserved eternally in that portion of you that marvels at the beauty of my existence therefore I will never pass from your thought which will live on eternally beyond your mortal life. Imitate me, preserve and expand the thought of my qualities in yourself and you will understand that your soul is a universe in it's own, a marvel studded with stars and galaxies, ever expanding if you follow the proper order of things and with good reason because that is what purpose is. To understand purpose, it is necessary to understand the soul, the elements, and the capabilities they possess. As they flow, so must we choose to follow in their path. We must choose to flow with them for that beauty to be expanded within us, a flicker of light, if preserved, expanded, becomes a sun and then a multitude of suns."
So if you ever get a flat tire, just lean back and look up and you will understand what purpose is.
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