Look Ahead: The Crowd doesn’t know where they are going

Coming from the Dr’s office today there were cars backed up in the right lane even though there were no signs or cones indicating the left lane was closed. So I am looking ahead trying to figure it out, when I notice a sign “left lane closed ahead”. Looking further ahead I could see road construction going on about 2 blocks or more up ahead. And the left lane begins to narrow and close after the next light. So why are these people backing up traffic way back here? I thought to myself it just doesn’t make sense. So after accessing the situation fully I decided that me and my hungry babies were going to use the open left lane and stop playing follow the leader because the leaders doesn’t know what they are doing. I am sure we saved at least 5 minutes probably more and it really was no trouble getting over and catching the freeway.

But it got me thinking how people tend to follow the crowd rather than use reasoning and rational thought to make decisions simple because it’s easier. At the Dr’s office I picked up an HPV vaccine info page and it amazes me the stuff people agree too. Here are a few glaring quotes from the sheet that caught my eye. “Protection from the HPV vaccine is expected to be long-lasting”, “Given in 3 doses”, “ it is still being studied”, “no booster doses are recommended at this time.”, “There are 40 types of HPV.”, “… vaccine protects against 4 major types of HPV.” “More than 50% of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives.”, “ HPV vaccine can prevent most genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer.”

So you mean to tell me that they want little girls 11-12 to be injected with a vaccine for a disease that occurs in 50% of sexually active people? And they don’t even know yet if it’s “long-lasting” And why do you need 3 doses if it works in the 1st place? And make a note it only protects against most warts and cancers not all because there are still another 36 types of HPV out there! When did the safe sex Champaign go out the window?

Well it’s pretty simple really it’s a lot more profitable to create vaccines to prevent sexually active diseases than to teach people to make wise decisions. Who uses morals anymore anyway? But then again they expect everyone is going to follow the crowd and most people do. I think its sad that the crowd is losing there virginity in junior high and high school and having multiple sex partners exposing themselves to diseases and broken emotions. If only they would look ahead and realize the road the crowd is taking doesn’t look very good up ahead.

The road less traveled is so much more peaceful and calm and the crazy part of it is its open for anyone to take but most of the time you’ll have to go on it alone. But once you step out with confidence. Just like today when I got into the left lane all by myself I looked behind me and a few others decided to follow. I wonder why more didn’t follow though. Perhaps they wanted to make a right turn. And some probably just didn’t feel like changing lanes. Still others may not have any practice going against the grain. But when you’re a Christian you should no very well how to go opposite the crowd and you should look different and act different and make different decisions. And be one of the few who takes the road less traveled. “Wide is the road that leads to destruction but narrow is the way to life.” It’s your choice-choose wisely.
Dr. DeeDee