I like speed bumps and humps. While they are slightly different, with bumps being narrower and less prominent than humps, they serve a similar purpose. That purpose is to slow down or “quiet” traffic on a given road or street or lot. They are significant reminders or alerting structures that help drivers to be more cautious and sensible in their driving.
I actually like the feeling of a vehicle when it passes gently over a speed bump or hump. It is like a low-intensity carnival ride. Just enough of a jiggle to stimulate one’s positional sensors.
In broader terms, speed bumps have metaphorically been identified as little obstructions or irritations that interrupt one’s life. Such speed bumps or humps can be little setbacks in health, in family, or in professional life. They, like real speed bumps or humps, often give one pause, bring a little new awareness or a new way of thinking or feeling. Such interruptions bring a refreshed focus and appreciation for roads well traveled or less traveled, either one. A pause in our lives is sometimes missing when it would do much good for personal health and well-being. It gives one license to breathe a little slower, move a little slower, to enjoy each moment a little more.
Thanks for speed bumps and humps. They make us better, more peaceable people.