...red light

...i was driving home alone after a late night meeting last week...reflecting what were discussed during the meeting and thinking of what's next...came to a junction and stopped my car...the traffic light was red...hmm should i wait for the green light or should i proceed?...i guess it should be ok to proceed as there were no cars (and 'there's no policemen too' added the devil, hahaha)...then i remember my days in the US...i was still very young then...my best friend and i were driving in the early hours...enjoying ourselves after the final exams...we came to a junction...then stopped...as there was red light...but there were no cars so we just proceed without waiting for the light to turn green...then suddenly out of nowhere came the patrol car...ooohh what we gotta do, what we gotta do, we asked ourselves...we both imagined USD100 flying away from our pocket...the policeman came and asked why we didn't wait for the green light...luckily i wasn't driving so my friend who was in the driver's seat has to answer...so he calmly said, 'sir, i didn't see any car so i thought it was ok to proceed'...the policeman replied, 'yes, there were no cars but you must make it a habit to stop and respect the rules...it may look simple but once you break a rule then you will break other rules too...its kinda habit bla bla bla...he lectured us for 15 minutes and then let us go without issuing a 'ticket'...he said, we're students and he has taught us a lesson today...but i'll put you all in the lock up if i find you do it again...thank you mr policeman you have taught us a really good lesson...gotta go bro, it's green light now...