The young man asked for a hint for long life. I told him I saw one of those signs on an off ramp, one with big letters saying wrong way. Then I cautioned him, “Avoid signs like that.”

Of course, it was only half in humor I said it. As humans, we see those figurative Wrong Way! signs all the time, all too frequently ignoring them.

God hangs those signs pretty much all over. They alert us to things not to do and we do them anyway. And then, of course, we raise our voices with that common cry, “Why me, Lord? Why me?”

Remember, when it happens to you, you’re neither the 1st or last. It seems we all have to learn that lesson the hard way. It just is, some of us are a little slower than others.

So, just remember. Avoid those wrong way signs and have a long good life. Either that or get used to saying, “Why me?”