Road Construction

On September 4, 2015, there was a traffic advisory issued by Sewerage and Water Board stating that a one block stretch of road would be closed due to construction. “The expected construction duration is approximately three months.”

This would force me to change my route home from work daily, but this would be tolerable since it was only to be three months long.

Now it is thirteen months, and that one block is still closed.  I assumed the road would reopen once the trucks, equipment, and workers were gone. How wrong could I have been?

I understand the word “approximately” means there is some flexibility that we could expect, but at what point does it mean we will open it when we feel like it.

I know that there is construction and detours everywhere that cause frustration. I am not alone in hating these “temporary” inconveniences.

Construction should be to improve things. Better roads, better buildings, and maybe a better future could result from construction. That is, if it is ever completed.

Just like roads, we are all under construction. We are not the same person we were when we were born. Through the course of our life, we face many changes that could make us better. Some improvements can happen overnight, but some seem to take years.

My desire is to be as close to perfect as I can be when I die, but that will take a lot more “construction” than just a few months’ worth of work. I also recognize that no one else is perfect at this point either. What does this mean to me? It means I need to practice patience with other people. I also hope that others will be patient with me.

Construction is unavoidable. I cannot wait to see our completed future. I will try to be patient, and possibly enjoy, the process of the construction in our lives.