Nightly Thought- Unnecessary Risk.

How could anyone gamble with something as precious as life?

I understand we all do it from time to time- stupid dares, drinking, smoking, eating too much, sleeping too little- but these behaviors slowly wear at us. Usually, something inside us kicks in when we know we've gone too far, and we make a change to preserve ourselves. Sometimes, we're not that strong, and the people we love have to lead us to this realization. This, I understand. It can be grueling and difficult and far from preferable, but it's active. It's realizing that something has to change.

I'll never understand the extreme risk takers, not when it comes to life. I can't feel anything but concern. Is one moment worth losing a lifetime?

Tonight I drove home behind a drunk driver. They sped on the dark two lane road, drifting over the center line then overcorrecting to the gravel of the road's edge.

I wanted to catch up to them. I wanted to get them off the road. I wanted to pull them from their seat and scream in their face just what their joyride could cost.

Is it worth living with the guilt of another life lost at your hands? Is it worth your family burying their child? I wish everyone could realize just how mortal they are. Every living person should wake up in the morning and taste their first breath, because this life is fleeting, and it needs no help from us to hurry along.

Don't gamble with something you can't win back. Somebody loves you too much to lose you.