It's taken, not given!

One day the floor in my dorm was going to the dining hall to get dinner together, and to get there, we need to cross a small road. As we were walking, a car was coming down the road (rather slowly because it is a small road), and my RA continues strolling down the zebra crossing paying little mind to the car. He then turns to us freshmen and says,

"the right to cross the road is taken, not given."

Now, over a semester later, I'm still not sure if I entirely follow that advice, but I definitely have gotten less careful about crossing the street (which isn't a good thing). And yes, he still is alive (or as alive as you can be while taking 18 chemical engineering credits), one of my friends was concerned for his safety when I recounted the tale.