Driving

I will be driving a car for hours today. Long stretches of roaring highway through peaceful fields and forests. Lulling the mind, sedating the body.

I don't like driving much. My mind goes to thoughts of all the other things I could be doing. This breeds impatience and frustration. Tailgating trailer trucks keep me from relaxing into meditative enjoyment.

There is no reassuring sense of belonging for me in a driving culture. Cars represent a failure of our science and technology which has deadly implications for this wonderous planet. This is partly why driving is a joyless activity for me.