So you drive as far as you can, even when you can clearly read the sign. You want to think you are exempt, that it doesn't apply to you. But it does. Life is still a dead end. And we still have a hard time believing it
This quote profoundly captures the human tendency to ignore clear warnings in the hope that rules or signs of limitation simply don’t apply to us. It speaks to the denial many experience when confronted with boundaries—whether external, like a road sign, or internal, like personal limits or inevitable truths. The metaphor of driving toward a dead end despite visible warnings symbolizes our persistent resistance to accepting unpleasant realities. We want to...