He said keep driving. Cars began to pull over to the side, the storm was getting worse.

What should I do. The young lady asked?

Keep driving, her father replied.

On up a few feet, she noticed that eighteen wheelers were also pulling over. She told her dad, I must pull over, I can barely see ahead. It is terrible, and everyone is pulling over!

Her father told her, Don't give up, just keep driving!

Now the storm was terrible, but she never stopped driving, and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a couple of miles she was again on dry land, and the sun came out.

Her father said, Now you can pull over and get out.

She said But why now?

He said When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the storm, because you never gave up your storm is now over.

This story was rewritten by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy – the original author is unknown.

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What Is the Spiritual Moral / Message of the “Keep Driving” Story?

This tale mirrors the journey of the human spirit through life's trials and tribulations. The storm, a metaphor for challenges and adversities, confronts us unexpectedly, shrouding our path in uncertainty. In these moments, the natural instinct is to seek refuge, to halt our progress and succumb to the overwhelming chaos that surrounds us.

The father's unwavering guidance echoes the whispers of a higher wisdom, reminding us not to surrender to the storm's might. His counsel, “Keep driving,” serves as a spiritual beacon urging us to persevere, to continue our journey even when the road ahead seems impassable.

Throughout life's storms, there's a temptation to yield to the prevailing winds, to follow the multitude that halts progress, believing there's safety in stagnation. Yet the daughter's initial question embodies the vulnerability and uncertainty we all face when adversity strikes. “What should I do?” she asks, seeking guidance, longing for a sense of direction amid the turmoil.

Her father's consistent response— “Keep driving” — encapsulates a profound spiritual truth. It speaks to the resilience and strength residing within each of us, urging us to forge ahead despite the chaos. It's a call to trust in our inner compass, to persist even when the world around us seems to yield to despair.

As the storm intensifies, the daughter witnesses others yielding to its fury, succumbing to fear and uncertainty, choosing to halt their journey. Her resolve weakens as she witnesses the masses seeking refuge from the storm's fury. Her question reverberates once more, embodying the doubt that creeps in when surrounded by collective hesitation.

Yet her father's steadfast faith in her capabilities echoes the divine assurance within our souls. “Don't give up, just keep driving,” he reassures her. It's a divine whisper encouraging us not to relinquish hope, not to surrender to despair when the tempests of life rage around us.

And so, she continues, navigating through the storm's chaos, her vision obscured by sheets of rain and darkness. But through her unwavering determination, a glimmer of hope emerges. With every mile traveled, her path becomes clearer, the storm gradually recedes, and the sun begins to pierce through the clouds.

The father's wisdom becomes evident as they emerge from the tempest. “Now you can pull over and get out,” he says. The significance of his words transcends the mere cessation of the storm. They resonate with a deeper spiritual truth— the reward of perseverance, the victory of resilience over adversity.

When she looks back, the daughter witnesses a profound revelation. She sees those who gave in to despair, those who halted their journey when faced with adversity, still trapped within the storm's clutches. Yet, because she persevered, because she chose to heed her father's guidance and kept driving, her storm has ended.

This story mirrors the spiritual odyssey of each soul traversing life's tumultuous seas. It speaks of the unwavering strength residing within, the courage to persist when all seems lost, and the transformative power of perseverance in navigating life's storms.

Ultimately, it teaches us that amidst life's tempests, the choice to persist, to keep driving through adversity, leads to the emergence from the storm into the brilliance of sunlight and tranquility. It's a reminder that within each storm, a lesson awaits— a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the boundless power of unwavering faith and determination.

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The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, Do you know how to catch wild pigs? The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line.

The young man said this was no joke. You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side.

The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat; you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America. The government keeps pushing it toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while the people continually lose their freedoms – just a little at a time.

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have. – Thomas Jefferson

This story was submitted by Malladi – thanks!

This story was rewritten by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy – the original author is unknown.

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