When I was little, and I would ride somewhere with my Daddy, we would play this game at stoplights. We would take turns shouting the "magic" word (which was just a random word that a 4 year old would come up with!) that would make the light turn green. Sometimes, he would say a word and the light would change right away...like magic. And I would think that he was the most amazing man in the world, because his words changed the light! And sometimes, he would tell me a word to say, and I would shout it, and the light would change almost immediately, and he would tell me how incredible I was, because I made the light change.
Knowing what I know now, about looking at the other lights and seeing when they turn yellow, I know that these weren't "magic" words, but I still play that game in my head when I'm at a stoplight. And sometimes I peak, and say a word just as the light is turning green, and even though I peaked, I still feel pretty incredible.
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