You are on your morning walk, ambling down the road. You see a couple of rocks sitting there where the road begins to turn to the right. They are four or five feet from the edge of the road. You go over and kick them into the dirt. There, that’s better.
Does that make you anal? Maybe, maybe not. I would have done the same thing. I am a cyclist. Going around a turn at speed, finding a couple of rocks in the middle of the road can lead to a nasty crash. Not fun.
This, however, is about more than rocks in the road. Cycling road rash aside, I always try to make the world around me better for my having passed.
You can do the same. In your day, you will come close to many people, you will encounter many evolving situations. Try to make a positive difference. Kick some metaphorical rocks off the road. Try to make it better for your having passed that way.
Anal? Maybe not.