Learning to drive is like readjusting to a new body. Getting to know where it starts and where it ends. Exploring its abilities. Becoming accustomed to its weaknesses and shortcomings. Discovering its joys and dangers, limits and possibilities.

Wearing a second skin makes you clumsy, at first. Try glancing at mirrors to see if it fits. Probe with your fingers to find out where it hurts. Remember that pain and pleasure are inseparable. Keep your mind on the road, your hands on the wheel. Resist the temptation to close your eyes in fear.

Learning to feel is like readjusting to a new soul. Peel off the layers of hardened skin. Press the knife into warm flesh to watch it bleed. When stuck in emotional dead-ends, use your fists to bring down the walls. Resist the temptation to scream if the brakes are broken. To die on the fast lane is to leave this world with a smile on your face.