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I live on a busy street.   There are homes, businesses, apartments, restaurants, and a hospital.  No traffic lights are in the residential section and there is a ditch that runs along one side of the road.

This road sees a lot of accidents.  I was in the traffic of an accident recently.  I couldn’t tell what had happened, but a civilian was directing traffic.

By the time I got home, I heard the sirens.  First, it was a fire truck and then the police and ambulance came.

Being Numb

I’ve become numb to the sound of a siren.  I hear it a lot, being on the same street as the hospital and near the interstate.  I hear them late at night and early in the morning.

What is your first thought when you hear a siren?  I’ll admit my thoughts aren’t so good or pure.

Oh no, I hope it’s not going where I am.  I hope it isn’t someone I know.  I hope the accident is out of the way by the time I get there. This is going to make me late.

Happy to Hear Them

I was in a wreck a few years ago.  We weren’t hurt, but it shook me and totaled my car. I was happy to hear the siren then.  I’ve also been a pedestrian that has been hit by a car.  I was happy to hear the siren.  

I knew someone that would say a prayer every time she heard a siren. She would bow her head and silently pray.

This is a good idea and one that I should adopt.  I’m always thinking that we as a society should pray more.  You hear a siren. It is a call to action. Hear it and…… pray for ….

• The first responders

• Doctors and nurses and ambulance and hospital personnel

• People on the road when the emergency vehicles come through

• Those involved, those who may be injured or sick, and their families

• The home or car that might be burning

Change the Way You Look at It

It doesn’t take long and may change your outlook. When I think about it. I would change mine.

Being inconvenienced isn’t as bad as where the sirens are going.