just a thought at 4 in the morning...

i think we're all cars
no, we are the drivers and the actual cars are our lives
i can go as fast as i want, i can go ahead of others
but if i go too fast, i might get a ticket
in the end, it's not about being the best, being most ahead
it's about being steady and keeping by the rules

sometimes when i drive too slow, people behind me honk
sometimes when i stop to enjoy life, people get annoyed
they're in such a hurry to get things done, to do this, to do that

and sometimes, my car may get into accidents
accidents that may have been fueled by the my own recklessness
or they might have happened accidentally,
maybe it was because the car behind me

in the same way, i face adversities
i might have caused them upon myself because of my own wrongdoings
or they might have just happened,
and i'm just a victim of circumstances
or just like the car behind me hit me, maybe someone else caused the dent in my life

either way, the dent in my car is nonetheless a dent
the struggles i endure are struggles, it doesn't matter what caused them, as long as i have the right perspective to overcome them, as long as i take care of the damage/dent it doesn't matter how they it appeared

sometimes a parking lot is all filled,
every car has its own place
and i'm just circling the lot, waiting for an open spot
in the same way, sometimes everyone's settled in their lives
and i'm the only one standing, just waiting for my life to get better
so after all that waiting, i finally get a parking spot
but guess what? i have to leave eventually anyway

i have to stop at red lights to let others pass
if i don't stop and keep going, i'm gonna crash into cars
so in my life when i get impatient, when i get selfish
and do what i want to do first,
i end up hurting not only myself but the other car, the other person/people

and lastly, undoubtedly the most important
our cars are all different, mine's a dirty old pick up truck,
her's is the new bmw, but guess what?
they're still all cars
in the end, they're simply just vehicles that allow us to get from point A to point b.

= we are all human; our lifestyles are different of course
but essentially we are all the same
and just like cars ultimately just serve one purpose, our lives also serve just one purpose