Stuck in a rut?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rut">rut</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rut">rut</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motions">motions</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rut">rut</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="Folks">Folks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rut">rut</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="ruts">ruts</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="Folks">Folks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="notwithstanding">notwithstanding</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="softened">softened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="wagons">wagons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ruts">ruts</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruts">ruts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rutted">rutted</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rut">rut</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="she">she</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span>”, <span word="or">or</span>: “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>”).</p>
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