the "when red means go" analogy

we arrive at many intersections in the road of life
at almost every intersection there are traffic lights to help guide us in the right direction
sometimes the light is green for us to go
sometimes the light is yellow for us to use caution
sometimes the light is red for us to stop
some lights are always red and should never be crossed

but sometimes we have to cross red lights to move forward in life
using our eyes and intelligence, we can avoid accidents and/or punishment
unfortunately, some people sit at red lights all their life and never move forward

we all have our own brain and our own pair of eyes, they assist us in our free will to make choices in life
sometimes it's better to rely on what we see and not what we're told to see