Driving

I was driving to work the other day- i tell you what for someone who drives 30kms to work, across Auckland City in Peak hour traffic- the school holidays have been a huge relief. It has only taken (possibly a record) 35 minutes!

Ill let you all catch your breath at that amazing fact...

But as i was driving to work the other day- i realised the stupidity of what i was doing. I drive 60km a day in total, by myself, in my 5 seater car, i use $40 gas. I look across at my fellow travellers- and they are in the same boat (or car). This however is jsut taken as normal, status quo.. infact its taken as a necessary part of life.

But im challenged to think about this, seriously. If you live in Auckland you will understand that it would take three times the time and price to catch a train or bus (which i did do for a while, may i add), and im 'way to busy' after work to consider car pooling.

I have sucsessfully ruled out the two real options to bring justice in this sistuation of excessiveness, just like that. Money and Time. Possibly the primary life stranglers of the first world.

Where is the freedom in that? Nowhere! because i have dug myself into a hole, that makes those horrible words come out of my mouth...'i neeeeeeed to drive'.

Usually a nice piece of writting wil tie up nicely with a conclusion we all say 'ahhhh thats nice too' and everything is ok. Realistically i dont ahve one for this. Because im still driving 60km a day, using lots of gas, by myself in my car.

Any comments? suggestions? thoughts?

im trapped in my own spiderweb it seems...