Intuition and Instinct are our Friends
Say the word intuition, and some will cringe. It sounds too
new-age, too touchy-feely. And its close cousin, instinct,
sounds animalistic.
Western culture tends to denigrate information that comes to us
through means other than logic, reason and analysis.
Yet, intuition and instinct can save us from hassle and
heartache, lead us to happiness, even save our lives.
Here's a real life example.
A number of years ago I was driving in Manhattan on a Saturday
night. The light was green. I was crossing Second Avenue, when
out of the corner of my eye I saw a car approaching the
intersection from my left running his red light.
I had about a quarter of a second before impact. There was no
time for to think, no time for fear. only time to act.
I gunned the gas.
Kaboom!
My car was lifted into the air, spinning as I was jerked around
as if I were in a crazy carnival ride.
The impact was on the left side, the driver's side of the car. I
was in the middIe of the intersection when I felt the impact.
I saw the driver's side window dissolve. The impact was so great
that when I landed, the car was on the sidewalk facing into the
street. Its back was just inches away from the traffic light.
My car was totaled but the seatbelt held firm. I walked out with
nothing more than a few minor scratches.
When I gunned the gas, my car advanced just enough so the other
vehicle hit the rear passenger seats and not the driver's seat.
That action saved me from, at minimum, serious physical injury.
It was an action of sheer instinct - coming from the