THE CURIOSITY TO DRIVE
Speaking about curiosity, I think curiosity is one of the medium through which we get in touch to know some things we desire knowledge about. Curiosity is also very important to chasing our dreams and having things done in our own way and style. Living a life without curiosity may lead to one giving up so easily and too soon because curiosity lengthens our desires towards achievements.
Here i will share with you a situation of mine, how curiosity almost lead me astray into danger, but later turned into my favour. This is a story on how i literally started driving a car back in the year 2016.
2016 I was already done with my secondary high school education at this point, i and my fellow colleagues were already seeing ourselves as big boys a big girls who needed some upgrades after all. One of the biggest achievements to us then was at least driving a car or a bike as we were already planning our lives ahead of us.
Fortunately for some of my friends, they already knew how to drive a car and one of my closest friend Vincent by name who always cruise in to school with his mothers black toyota camry. It was always impressive and I loved it when i see people behind the wheels, it is very influencial.
I was already on my curious gear towards learning how to drive a car at least even if it was just moving the car forward and putting backwards, that would be just fine by me.
My uncle owned a golf car back then which he uses to hustle on the road as a taxi driver and i always help him wash the car every morning or even when he is back depending on the day. I was the second care taker of his vehicle because I do most of the washings and cleanings while my uncle was more of the driving while i couldn't even put on the car.
One faithful morning after washing my uncle's car as and cleaning the interior as usual, I decided to try something by turning on the car, and it was very easy and simple but i avoided every other thing inside the vehicle in other not to cause havock. That was my day one with the car.
On the second occasion in another day, i started the engine of the car and this time around played with the accelerator to make the car warm up. Of course i knew it wouldn't move as long as the gear wasn't counting(on park mode).
My third occasion with my uncle's car was turning it on and setting the gear to neutral and at this point i felt the car was already moving but out of shock and fear i hastily tried to stop it by matching the break pedal which i unknowingly and mistakenly pushed the accelerator and that was how the car brushed it's side mirror beside a pole right next to the garage.
Opps. This was a terrible experience for me because I was already sweating and seriously nervous. My uncle woke up later on that morning and received the breaking news. I was thinking he was going to skin me alive but unfortunately he didn't really get mad because i didn't damage the car at least it was just a side mirror that could easily be fixed.
Well this is more than 6 years ago and now i have my driving license after attending 12 weeks driving school around 2020 and I'm looking forward to get my own car by the grace of God.
Sometimes being curious can grant us things we desire even though it could lead astray sometimes, but i believe life is all about lessons, we keep experiencing and learning new things on a daily.
Congratulations on getting your driving license. Yes, being curious can sometimes reward you and also sometimes it can harm you. So, We all should be careful all the time.
Very true. In my case i happened to taste both sides some how. Thanks so much man.
If it's my car you damage like that, I won't leave you oo 🤣🤣
Hmm big man, now you can drive anything drivable, for me I'm still planning to learn oo.
Our car is on the way my brother.
Hehe, the car didn't really damage that was my happiness as well. Learning to drive is very essential because you don't know what emergency situations can come up one day and you are left with a vacant vehicle at hand where you can hop in and blow away.
Thanks sholexxi
Yeah it's very important, I'll surely learn it soon.
Thanks boss.
I'm just putting myself in your uncle's shoes right now. Thank God it was only the side mirror and no severe damage was done. If not, he might have actually skinned you alive 😅.
This same thing actually happened in my compound one year, while growing up. My neighbor's father sent him to watch his car, and the boy thinking he could drive after learning online, turned the car on.
I don't know if he also thought the brake was the accelerator but he panicked and moved the parked car forward and hit the AC of a flat just Infront. His parents had to pay for the damages 😅. It's funny now but it wasn't then.
It was fun reading this dear, well done🌹
Haha.. that's very funny, blame curiosity for this not me please 😂.
I was in my own when curiosity came and told me to move and I moved 😂.
Funny we all have been into one mischiefs or the other due to our curiosity and we have really destroyed a lot of items because of curiosity always wanting to know how it works. Thanks for the hilarious comment zita
Either good or bad, we should experience different things in our life. I 'm happy at least you learned about Gulf car. We also have Gulf car, but really I have not tried it still 😂. May be I 'm not more brave like you, anyway nice to meet you here.
Hehehe, I think it was curiosity that made me do it not bravery because I'm not brave at all 😅. I only like trying new things and this was one of it so?!. Thank you so much aslamrer ❤️