Point A to B

So this past weekend I drove out of town to see my friend. I was just trying to get from point A to point B safely and swiftly. On the way there, I crested a hill and there were emergency vehicles and brake lights instantly. Luckily we didn't stop completely. We slowed and then realized that the reason for the slow was actually on the highway going in the opposite direction. A tractor trailer/18wheeler/transport truck had lost control, gone through a guardrail, turned on its side, and then struck a vehicle that was on the on ramp attempting to get onto the highway.
This obviously makes you automatically think about if it had happened to you. Always convincing yourself that you would have the presence of mind at the time to avoid the truck and be OK. I do not know about you, but I always over estimate my abilities when thinking about something in the future. Things never go as good as they did when I envisioned it. Not saying that this positive thinking still didn't have a positive impact of the situation though. So all is not a loss on that thought train.
I arrived safely. The weekend was incredibly restoring. It is always refreshing to be around a great friend where drama ceases to exist. We just connect. I could continue on this for more days than I was there for but lets get talking about the way back so I can start work.
On the way back I was continuing in my normal fashion. Listening to my and old music. Stopping only for gas, once. Then I crest a hill like on the way there to break lights. Again we begin to flow instantly again. No so much for the other side. One black SUV had stalled out in one of the two available lanes. Apparently he did not find it necessary to move his vehicle out of the way and off to the side. He was sitting leaning back in his SUV with a window down and his foot out the window. He was doing all of this as people were driving in the median to get around him. As I continued on, I realized just how far the traffic was backing up all because of this one person. Miles. Then when I reached the end of the backup, people were going 70mph and then having to come to a complete stop within 100 feet. Tires were smoking and people were weaving into the shoulders to avoid hitting the people in front of them. So I tried to flash my lights to the other side to hopefully make them thank that there was a police officer and slow down.
This whole incident got my brain going a thousand miles per hour. 1) Did that guy think is was important enough to ruin so many peoples days and even risk injury to them? 2) Was the guy just stupid? 3) I feel bad for all the people stopped. 4) I feel scared for all the people that are about to have to slam on there brakes; especially the tractor trailer/18wheeler/transport trucks. 5) I realize that the people who have already hit the traffic have had their day ruined. 6) What if a person dies while trying to stop when they encounter the traffic? Will the stalled car in front be held responsible? Or will he never even know? 7) I realize that I am just like the people who are about to have to stop. Just trying to get from point A to B without a surprise just over the crest on this hill that will possibly change my life forever in a negative way.
I feel like I am constantly in the state of trying to just get from point A to B. If something forces me to slow down or I get in a full on wreck; I am not happy. But when I see it happen to other people while I am still doing forward at speed and in tact, then I begin to realize. I am always at point ME. Where ever I am is my current point and I should enjoy that. Someone once said to me, "Life is about getting to death alive. Enjoy the ride." Maybe I should shrink that down to every day life. Enjoy where I am simply because it is where I am. This doesn't mean I do not look forward to things. It just means that I don't forget to actually pay attention while on the ride.