When I was little, going anywhere was very simple. The road to school was in my feet. The road home was in the smell of mother-cooked rice. If I wanted to meet friends, I would run over to knock on the door. If I wanted to play football, I could just find an empty lot. No one needed satellites, no need for positioning, and no one asked how many minutes were left. The most important thing was to know where I wanted to go.
Now looking for a small alley in a big city, the phone accurately guides every meter. But many people spend many years still not finding the job they love, not understanding what they really need, even waking up every morning they have to ask themselves why they are trying today. He has a friend who changed jobs five times in seven years. Every time they meet, he says: "Probably chose the right path this time". Six months later, he says: "It seems I was wrong". He jokes: "Maybe you should install Google Maps for life". He laughs: "If there is that application, it will be the best-selling software in the world".
The funny thing is that people are increasingly afraid of getting lost. Just a few minutes when the phone loses signal, they are panicked as if they have just lost themselves. But there are times when they get lost in ambition, in money, in endless races, people leisurely continue without realizing it. He really likes a feature of Google Maps. Every time he goes wrong, he does not blame at all: "I told you but you didn't listen". He just quietly recalculates another route. Perhaps life is also like that. Getting lost is not as scary as standing still or stubbornly going on the path he knows for sure is wrong.
Getting out of the car, he looked at the hurried crowd. Everyone was holding a phone that could lead them to any address on earth. It's just a pity, no application can only guide the way to a meaningful life. Because that destination is not on the screen, nor is it positioned by any satellite. It only appears when each person is brave enough to stop for a moment to ask themselves where they are going and why they are on the road.
