Life In The Fastlane

Our lives can be compared to cars. Some people live their lives as luxury cars, with plush interiors, high end stereos, gas guzzling engines, and a chronic disregard for anything smaller on the road. We've all had the huge car pull out right in front of us causing us to screech our tires in an effort to avoid being the "cause of an accident."

Some people live their lives as an economy car, small, cheap radio, enough power to get there, sipping gas as if we had to pay for it (we do, through the nose lately.) Economy cars perform their intended purpose, that is they go from point A to point B, with whatever is packed into them, with a minimum of flash.

Some people live their lives like Rally race cars, accelerating and decelerating quickly, sliding around corners, and taking bumps and jumps with aplomb. The driver doing his part, and the navigator doing what navigators do best.

Some people live their lives like a NASCAR racer. Going very fast, going around in circles. Crashing into one another, sometimes coming out of it, sometimes unable to finish the race. Racing different tracks, but always just going around in circles.

Some are like F1 racers, very fast, very nimble, keeping low and using every bit of information available to an optimum advantage. Every bit of the car with a purpose, some serving multiple purposes. The ultimate race car.

Cars are constructed with a given purpose in mind from the very conception. They've got us as humans there.
Most of us are born, with pretty much the same equipment, with some minor variations. Some of us have powerful engines, some the ability to go a long way with little fuel. Some are suited to play basketball, some are best utilized as gymnasts. We're pretty much general purpose machines, but there are those fields of endeavor for which all the little differences in us make us better suited.

You wouldn't put an F1 racer in a rally, and you wouldn't put a NASCAR on a grocery run. If disaster didn't immediately ensue, its unlikely the you'd come away with your groceries intact or a prize. So its important to consider the race or task, and put the proper car to use. From the other side, its important to consider the racer, and choose the proper race. Drivers, start your engines.