A good bit of trouble could be avoided simply by paying attention. Thinking we know what we are doing is a mistake. Knowing that we do not know as much as we think we know is advisable. Slowing down, settling in, being here/now is a reliable strategy for life. Looking around, knowing what's what, what's happening and what is called for complete the check list. Matching the situation up with our original nature and innate virtues puts us in good shape for doing what needs to be done, and no one can do more than that. And "virtue" has nothing to do with the typical list of "virtues and vices," and everything to do with the qualities we bring to life just by being who we are, as in "The virtues of this mare include her long stride and gentle gait, and her way with children." Or, "Aluminum canoes have virtues that Kevlar canoes lack-- and vice-versa." Being clear about our nature and our virtues puts us in the center of the path that cannot be discerned as a path, but is the most reliable way of getting where we are going there is.
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Jim Dollar's Photography and Philosophy 
or, as my mother used to say, watch where you are going! Beautiful photograph!
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