Flip Flop - Tick Tock - Like a Clock

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There are lots of country roads where I live. Paved roads. Gravel roads. Dirt roads. And only one Interstate highway. And then there are the "winders." I like them best. Winding roads that at times, I wonder just where they go. But, if I follow along long enough, they always seem to end somewhere with a purpose, although it might not be quite what I had in mind.

Often, critters cross the roads. I guess they have to, and that presents problems. And each critter has his own way of doing it. Deer, for example, hide in the bushes at the side of the road, then just go for the gusto. I haven't figured that one out. Most make it, but some don't.

Then there are the 'coons. They don't have a plan. They, usually at night begin their crossing while the coast is clear and stop mid-court and wait for me to come along. And they usually get clobbered about the time I see the reflection of their pupils.

But the ones that I most often squash are squirrels. They have a plan, but can't execute it. They try to cross knowing that I am coming. So, they dart out but stop in the center of my lane. They could have made it if they just kept on with their first plan just to run across the road. But then, the tick-tock like-a-clock mentality sets in. Now, if they ran either directly toward or away from me, they would simply remain between the wheels. But no, they run left, then right, then left just in time to meet one of my front tires.

Now, I've never hit a bird even though they are probably in the road more often than any other critter. They plan ahead. They come to carry off those that didn't make it. Perhaps they have leaned from the mistakes of the others. They are usually in the road long before I get there and seem to move to safety just before I arrive, no matter what speed I am driving. Their plan is flexible and it works.

Nothing deserves to be squashed, but that's life. The trick is to make the right decisions in life as to lessen the likelihood of being squashed. Just going for the gusto like a deer will get you squashed eventually. Having no plan, like the 'coon, or not following a plan, like the squirrel, results in failure, and a squashing.

But by being smart, like the bird, studying history, learning from others, having a well thought plan and following it, will greatly increase your odds of survival.

Now, perhaps your plan is to simply stay locked in your closet, and just wait patiently for the Trumpets to sound. That won't work folks!
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