Have you ever had an ahh-ha moment? I have had my fair share, but this morning’s moment of clarity really got me choked up. So, this morning while driving to work I ended up in a major traffic jam. I have an hour commute from San Antonio to Austin where I am conducting training. My drive usually takes an hour and a half, so I left with plenty of time to get there early. I was driving for no more than fifteen minutes when I see the big sign on the highway saying the road was completely shut down ahead due to an accident. That’s usually not a problem but where the accident was located was approximately ten miles ahead of me. I quickly pointed my truck to the nearest exit and proceeded to drive at a snail’s pace for ten miles. The whole way I am cursing and angry that this is ruining my commute. The accident took approximately an hour to clear. When I pulled up to the scene nothing seemed that serious. There was an eighteen-wheel gravel truck sitting in the middle of the road like an odd duck. Then I rolled a little further and saw what all the commotion was about. There in the middle of the road, was a body covered with a blanket. A few feet from that there was a motorcycle helmet and further down was a mangled motorcycle. As I took it all in my heart sank and my eyes swelled up with tears. Here I am cursing the wind about traffic, and someone’s loved one is not coming home to them. This person on the ground was someone’s child, he may have been a father, uncle, brother or a friend. He is not going home and that shook me to the core. Our lives can change in an instant, and sometimes there is nothing we can do about it. I hope and pray that the person’s family finds some peace tonight amidst all the turmoil. I now have a new reason to not be in such a rush and to quit complaining when I am stuck in traffic. You never know what’s on the other end of that traffic jam.