I drove the boys to Indian Hills Camp which is quite a distance away, for their last retreat before graduating from Middle School. I was so proud, we got there first after following the GPS directions without a hitch.
On the way back, I programmed it to lead me home and there are always 4 options:
a. fastest time
b. shortest distance
c. most use of freeways
d. least use of freeways
I always choose the first one since who does not want to get home quickly? I was surprised after I reached a certain point that I was not going back the way I came; however, I trusted this electronic device. I began to get a little apprehensive when there were just few cars on the road on this busy weekday. I wanted to turn back but I did not want to waste time and I had already gotten that far. I got a "look" from a resident cleaning his driveway as I was passing through, and pretty soon there was no turning back as I was in a dirt road in a totally uninhabited environmentally-protected area. The next 6 miles were full of bumps and dust, and my imagination running wild, of myself ending in a ditch where no one would find me for days.
To make a long story short, I did get back home eventually but not through a route I would have chosen. We all have built-in warning devices. If something does not feel right, trust your instincts. Do not wait until it is too late. We all make choices in life and where we are right now is a result of those choices.
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