Continued……

The impetuousness of Mr. Augustine not only affected him but the new surroundings. Everyone was out of their normal habitat. Firemen were fighting waves. City workers were not working there normal positions. Police Officers were kicking sand.

As the fireman and city workers continued to try to pull the jeep out, one could only ponder, how this was affecting the ocean, beach and sea life. Was the gas, oil and antifreeze seeping in and contaminating the beach? How much longer would it take?

The word contaminate is defined to make (something) dangerous, dirty, or impure by adding something harmful or undesirable to it. This is exactly what took place. We’ve already established that Mr. Augustine believed he could act/move the same way in an unfamiliar area.

Having this ideology has two effects:

1. Contamination

2.Cycles

It’s inevitable that we take all the contaminants right along with us when we haven’t dealt with our issues. We pollute the relationships that we intended for a new beginning. We may never find out to what degree of impurity affected the ocean with the immersed jeep but we do know it was out of place. It didn’t belong there.

While the bulldozer looking machine attempted to pull the vehicle out, the wheels just spun, turned and circled. There was no progression. Not changing our behavior causes immobility. The effect is being stuck in an unproductive cycle.

The consequence for Mr. Augustine wasn’t jail however he received a NTA (notice to appear). The Officers advised that he would be fined for this debacle. The damage to his vehicle will cost as well. Oh, what price we pay for not growing personally. We lose relationships, opportunities, jobs, trust, etc, only to start over. If we continue to avoid Assessing, Adjusting and Adapting, we will stay stagnant and repeat the same mistakes.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t stay to see how they finally removed the jeep. Days later, I returned and the jeep was gone. Hopefully, Mr. Augustine will pay attention the next time he wants to take a more scenic route. One thing we know for sure never leave home without Triple A-Assess, Adjust and Adapt to reap the benefits of new beginnings.