Don't dare to cross the red light area !

My sincere plea to all my friends and enemies: Please don't cross any red light area. Its very dangerous place and moreover one can suffer from serious injuries if not expert at it. Even more serious if you encounter some better performer than you at such a place.

Yeah ! I know, some of you have got filled up with different thoughts. So please hold your beautiful mind for a moment. I never meant to say anything of that sort.  Let me share an interesting story with you to explain what I exactly meant to say.

Once upon a time. On a fine pleasant evening,  A Punjabi family was getting ready to attend a marriage party. In that family was a young boy and his dad, mom and a younger sister.

" Dad ! Tell me one thing. Why do ladies always take so long to get ready. It has been more than two hours since mom and sister started their makeup activities.", said the boy.

"Oh boy!  Very rightly said. But it is a mystery man that only god knows. So don't get upset over it, just accept the fact and be happy. We cannot always complain about the things. Better make her aware of the situation and ask her to do it fast".

They finally left for the marriage party. While they were on the way, the boy came across a red light in 'Ram Mohan Chowk'. Chowk is a punjabi word which means 'four square'. Seeing the red light, Boy was about to apply brakes when his dad spoke out " Oye! Sher bann puttar(Be a lion son), keep going. I can take care of traffic policemen".
And they crossed the red light happily.

After going few kilometers, once again came the another Red light at 'Golf course Chowk".

"Why the hell we always encounter only red lights. That too when we are already getting late.  Why god is so unfair to us. ", said the boy.

Dad, "Shall I stop?"

"Why worrying son. Be a Lion. No one can stop us".
And they crossed the red light again happily.

Then a third chowk named "Income Tax Chowk" came and for a change this time it was a green signal. The boy was so happy and thankful to god for bringing green light on their way. He pressed the accelerator and speeded up........

Next day all their relatives arrived at hospital with fruits and flowers.

One lion(son) was lying with serious injuries at head.
Another lion(father) was lying with fractured bones.
Innocent mother and sister of these two brave lions were also suffering serious injuries.

Everyone wanted to know how it all happened.

The father shared the whole incident of crossing the red lights with them. Everyone was really surprised that when they crossed the red lights nothing happened to them but when they crossed green light then they reached the hospital.

So finally his father told them the reason that:
' While my son(lion) was crossing the green light, suddenly from nowhere another lion appeared crossing the red light from otherside.'

Moral of story:   

Don't try to be lion while breaking the traffic rules. Doing that you are motivating others also to become lions. That is surely going to cost you 

back one day.

Most of us just break the rules out of ignorance or short term gain, without even realizing the consequences. Have you ever thought why at all there is any need for 'Red lights' on four square. Some of us think that if we have to follow the rules and discipline, then it takes away our very freedom. But this is wrong interpretation of discipline.

In actual sense, discipline is meant to bring more and more freedom in our life.
For example, consider two different scenarios:

1. First scenario, Where no one follows the traffic signal. Everyone passes the four square at his free will, no matter if  it is red signal or green signal. So everyone is free to do anything but still no one is enjoying any freedom. Because In this case neither the people for green light are enjoying the freedom, nor the ones for red light. Everyone will be fearful while crossing the road.
2. And the other scenario, Where there is a complete discipline, everyone follows the traffic signal. The people coming on green light are coming nonstop without any fear. So here everyone enjoys the freedom. When it is red light for you then you let others enjoy the freedom and when it is green light then you enjoy the freedom  as others also let you do that. This is only possible when we respect each others freedom.

So concluding this I realized that the sole purpose of bringing discipline in our life is to bring more freedom and not to lose freedom. Though we can have the freedom without discipline also, But it will be temporary and will not last long.