For Those who are Always in a Rush

A guy was driving at 70 miles in a 40 mile zone, when a cop came behind him with the flashers on. As he parked and stopped, he could see the cop getting out of his car. Right away the guy started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

As the cop approached him, he said ‘ Hi officer, I guess you caught me over the limit little bit, I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning’.

The cop said, well I guess so, and started scribbling on his pad. As minutes went by, he could see from the side-view mirror, the cop was still scribbling. The guy was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far. A few moments later, the cop came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The guy started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to un-fold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, few months in jail, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that guy a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left”.

The guy was totally dumb-founded and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

Do not rush in life – It won’t take you any-where.

Take one day at a time, be the driver of your life within the limits of nature.

Author: Unknown