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We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.
So, the Vatican issues a Ten Commandments for Drivers
... and no, I'm not kidding.
The thing is, if you remove the references to "cars" and "the road", these are actually a BETTER Ten Commandments than THE TEN Commandments:
1.You shall not kill
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events
4. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so
7. Support the families of accident victims
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party
10. Feel responsible toward others
Here you go, replaced "The Road" with "Life" and "Cars" with "Wealth" and "Drive" with "Act" and you have a hell of a set of commandments.
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Expanded Vatican Guidelines
Expanded Vatican Guidelines for the Pastoral Care Of The Road:
1) You shall not kill, even when provoked to an unholy degree…….
2) The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm,
so attend unto the road, hang up thy cell phone and drive…….
3) Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events, but for God’s sake, look at a map beforehand and foresee where thou are going…….
4) Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents, (The lawyer’s Commandment …………. does not apply to MDs)
5) Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin, even if you ARE driving a BMW…………….
Expansion:
1) Thou shalt not tailgate under any circumstance; one car length is insufficient at 60 mph.
2) Move left to accommodate those entering the highway; if that’s not possible, slowing down won’t kill you……..
3) Despite your conviction that you are traveling at the most prudent rate of speed, the far left lane is for passing, so move right………….
4) Resist the temptation to pull out in front of the car overtaking and passing you … he has shown you the way, so be content to follow at your own pace ……..
5) Thou shalt not pass and then slow down; ask first: WWJD; second: is this pass necessary; and third: am I just being passive-aggressive………
6) Thou shalt not jump the line for a congested exit; thou are not special and shall not exploit the charity of others……..
7) Tolls are a tribulation unto all; if thou havest not the indulgence of a “Pass” tag, utilize the “Cash Only” lanes immediately; (see 6 supra)…..
8) Upon encountering a closed lane, recall kindergarden and practice taking turns when merging ……
9) When someone awaits thy parking space, attempt to move on expeditiously; this is not an occasion to re-program thy radio buttons…….
10) Blinding high-intensity driving lights are a mortal sin and ensure an eternity in purgatory…….
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