Our Past Does Not Determine Our Future

I probably lived a good hour away from where I worked. My Father lived about an hour and a half away from where I lived. I worked about 9 or 10 hours per day as a salaried employee.

I was driving from work to the town where my Father lived a couple of times per week. After my Mother passed away, my Father eventually ended up in a nursing home.

I remember clearly the day my Father died. I had went down to the nursing home after work like usual. I was there for probably an hour and a half. Exhausted, I left for the drive home.

I had no sooner gotten in the door at home when the nursing home called to tell me that my Father had passed away. I told them not to move or touch my Father until I got there.

I am usually a law abiding citizen, stop for stop signs, obey the speed limits and generally drive with caution. Going back to the nursing home, I am not proud to say that I broke about every law there is. Driving at 90 and 100 miles per hour, I made it back to the nursing home in record time.

The point to my story is that my observance of the law does not negate the fact that I broke the speed limit going back to the nursing home. The fact that I wasn’t ticketed, pulled over nor did I even see a Police officer doesn’t negate the fact that I was breaking the speed limit. Years later, I still remember that I broke the law to get back to the nursing home.

In the same way, regardless of how “holy”, “righteous” or “good” we are now, our birth into sin is not negated, eliminated, minimized nor equalized. If we get what we deserve, we will receive our just penalty, the second death and torment, (aka Hell). There is but one way and that is through Jesus Christ. Jesus said that He was the way, the truth and the life and that no man would come to the Father but, through Him.

I am blown away by the fact that over and over again mankind defies, rejects and despises God and yet He punishes them and continues to offer them salvation, acceptance and inheritance for honest repentance. Only a God of the Universe and creator of all could keep giving mankind chances. When the rapture occurs, mankind will run out of chances and be forced to make it through the tribulation in order for the salvation of God to occur. It won't be easy to live through the tribulation (aka God's wrath).

I'm puzzled how you would confabulate right and wrong, morality, with bullschitte pettifoggery laws such as traffic ordinances...mostly designed for revenue enhancements.

Respect for legitimate law and order is a moral issue. But obeying the minutia of traffic laws, often enacted to raise money, not so much. Especially with morality issues.

FWIW, it brings some ugly memories. I remember my mother's death - it was expected, in that she had cancer, yet, as goes with cancer patients, unexpected as to the time. My brother, from Colorado, had come back for one last visit - we didn't know it would be her time or his last, but that's how it worked.

I had taken time off for family issues (one day; begrudgingly...THANKS, CSX, YOU FILTHY SLIME) and then picked him up from the airport in Cleveland...and ambled home to Buffalo to make myself available for call.

I get home about 11pm and log on back, Available. Then I get a call from my brother - it's going down, she's asking for me, can you come.

I call back to the crew-caller, and try to mark off. I'm told if I do, I'll be fired.

She died the next morning. I was stuck in a holding pattern, Erie, PA, and took the call from my brother...while on the job.

Which was why I quit and will NEVER forgive CSX or anyone associated with management there.

Casey Jones wrote:I'm puzzled how you would confabulate right and wrong, morality, with bullschitte pettifoggery laws such as traffic ordinances...mostly designed for revenue enhancements.

Respect for legitimate law and order is a moral issue.  But obeying the minutia of traffic laws, often enacted to raise money, not so much.  Especially with morality issues.

FWIW, it brings some ugly memories.  I remember my mother's death - it was expected, in that she had cancer, yet, as goes with cancer patients, unexpected as to the time.  My brother, from Colorado, had come back for one last visit - we didn't know it would be her time or his last, but that's how it worked.

I had taken time off for family issues (one day; begrudgingly...THANKS, CSX, YOU FILTHY SLIME) and then picked him up from the airport in Cleveland...and ambled home to Buffalo to make myself available for call.

I get home about 11pm and log on back, Available.  Then I get a call from my brother - it's going down, she's asking for me, can you come.

I call back to the crew-caller, and try to mark off.  I'm told if I do, I'll be fired.

She died the next morning.  I was stuck in a holding pattern, Erie, PA, and took the call from my brother...while on the job.  

Which was why I quit and will NEVER forgive CSX or anyone associated with management there.

I consider traffic laws as laws just like any other. I believe that traffic laws are there not just for revenue but, because there are idiots who would drive carelessly and endanger other drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, children and anyone else who happens to be in or near the road. One example would the idiots who drive with no license nor insurance. They act like they have some "right" to drive a car and when they break the law or hit someone, they act like it's not their fault.

All laws are the same as far as I'm concerned, traffic or otherwise. All laws should be obeyed and be enforced or taken off the books. Obeying the speed limit is just as important as far as I'm concerned as is obeying other laws.

As a former law enforcement officer, I can tell you from experience that criminals don't obey traffic or other laws. Many times the disobeying of traffic laws is how criminals are apprehended (i.e. driving with no insurance, failure to register vehicle, failure to obey traffic laws, failure to obtain a LEGAL driver's license, driving with an ILLEGAL firearm in the car, etc.).

What sometimes happens is a criminal with no license nor insurance, damages someone else's automobile. This person hit can be completely innocent, minding their own business, obeying all laws and driving defensively. The criminal comes along and crashes into them, possibly damaging their car, hurting them or even killing them. Because the criminal had no insurance nor license, the victim is out of luck as far as financial damages are concerned. This can happen with an illegal alien as well and the victim is out of luck getting their vehicle fixed, getting their medical bills paid or getting any type of financial renumeration out of them.