The Ride

When someone else is at the wheel, There’s not much you can say ‘Cause no one likes a back-seat driver Getting in the way. A passenger cannot control The route or time or speed And so restraint and patience Are the virtues that you’ll need. You may be in a bus or cab Or van or car or train Or anyplace where someone is In charge of the terrain. If you are not the captain, Keep your censuring inside; Just take a breath, sit back, relax And tolerate the ride.

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Robert Johnson

Date: 10/30/2013 3:44:00 PM

You know that bar they have on some vehicles right where the glove box is? They call that the Jesus bar. :) So hang on. :)

Kathryn Collins

Date: 10/23/2013 10:36:00 AM

Makes me not sad at all. Great advice! My mother never said anything but she'd hold onto the glove compartment.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 10/22/2013 12:47:00 PM

Yes, great advice, Ilene! I wish I could be better about it. That's why I always drive! :)) Love and blessings, Rhonda

Leo Larry Amadore

Date: 10/21/2013 7:48:00 PM

Very nicely done and good advice. I find it easy to do when I am in a public conveyance or in someone else's vehicle...but very difficult if I am a passenger in my own car while someone else is driving!