I think the "Baby on Board" signs were replaced by cell phones as a symbol of self-centeredness in drivers. What makes those yuppies think their shallow conversations are more important than the safety of the drivers around them? Pay attention: hang up and drive already.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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