Where will THIS take me?

I recently took a drive to Tahoe for the day to hang out with a friend that lives up there. To anyone that knows me, you know very well that I get lost very easily and have no sense of direction when it comes to getting from point A to point B. This roadtrip was no different. I ended up about 20 minutes out of the way and had to turn around and start all over pretty much.

I stopped and got directions from someone that was either high off something or an addict that needed their fix. His directions to me started off pretty good, "You'll need to get back on 395 N..." and then that's when it started going downhill, "at the 7-11 take a left and then you'll go through a stop sign. Go all the way through it and then the next one, wait maybe it's the one after that, well anyways take a right at a stop sign and just go straight and then a left somewhere else so just look for signs." Where is that supposed to even take me? Once I got back on 396 N I stopped again and asked an older lady. Every direction that she gave me ended in a little lesson (i.e. "Get back on 395 N but make sure you are careful when turning, don't get killed," "Go through the roundabout, but those things are tricky so make sure to open your eyes"). Her directions got me where I was going but what about the directions I set out for myself?

I am openly admitting that a lot of the decisions that I have made in my life have made me stop to ask the question "Where is THIS taking me?" Most of the time I have no idea but I came up with a really good answer that has brought me peace in the situation.

When I make poor decisions today, tomorrow, or the next day, I will answer the question of "where will THIS take me?" by simply stating "I'm young and don't need it to go anywhere right now." So cheers to taking on another way of looking at life and having the best experiences I can while being young and stupid.