The other day when I was driving to school, I saw a small sign on a stoplight. It was too small to read, and I wanted to know what it said, so as I drove into the intersection, I slowed down to look, and I saw: "Do Not Block Intersection." Wow, really? That's one of the most useless signs I've ever seen. It's actually counterproductive. You have to drive into the intersection, possibly blocking it, to see what the sign says.
I started thinking about it, and now I wonder how many things in our society are meant to do something, and actually make the opposite happen. Maybe we need to take a step back and look at the larger implications of our actions, and not be complacent in just doing something and moving on. Because if we don't, we may end up with a lot of people in the middle of the intersection.
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