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Be of Use to Yourself and Others while Still in Your Prime

accident was a combination of over-speeding and near
zero visibility due to fog.”
But it was not a combination of two factors. It was
rather the outcome of a single factor – overconfidence.
When there was fog, the drivers should have taken the
precaution of not speeding up their vehicles. But, because
they were overconfident, they took the unnecessary risk
of over-speeding. The result was quite expected, that is,
their journey ended in a serious accident, described by
the traffic police as a ‘mega crash’.

Confidence is good, but overconfidence is quite the
reverse. Being adventurous may be good, but risk-taking
can be disastrous. This is the important lesson to be
learnt from this incident.

Be of Use to Yourself and

Others while Still in Your

Prime

Everyone must realize that he or she is subject to the law of
nature. People can build their future only by following the law
of nature. If we deny this law, we shall have no place in this
world.

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