On the evening of October 16th, 2013, my entire life flashed before my eyes. As I realized there was no evading from what was about to happen, time appeared to slow down enough for me to reflect on everything that happened in my life up to this moment, and to also reflect on everything I imagined would happen hereafter as a result of this moment.
As both metals meshed together to become one, and as the deafening explosive sound of the deploying airbags going off to ascertain the reality of what was happening, I could only think of one thing and that was: I'm sorry. I felt sorry for the people I let down in my life; I felt sorry for the moments I passed on; and mostly, I felt sorry for the pain I was about to inflict on everybody because of this very moment.
Then...it all came to a complete stop! Just like a movie running in slow motion, I spotted people running towards me with looks of horror on their faces. At first, I did not understand the reason of those looks, but then as my ears started to gain the ability to hear again, it all registered in my head and my impulsive reaction was to check on everybody involved.
I got lucky; really lucky, because, thankfully nobody got severely hurt. Yet, by the end of this terrifying experience, I realized a few things. Not just did our cars crash in to each other, but our lives collided too. Our lives have intertwined together and though we might not see each other again, we knew that this moment, this very moment, is a life-defining one! At this very moment of realization, I knew that I should no longer be sorry because I came to an understanding that not only am I not in full control of my own life, but that other people can in fact impact it in ways I don't necessarily agree on.
I learnt that, what's more important is where you keep your eyes set on as your life is happening. I learnt that if you take your eyes off the road, even for the slightest moment, you may find yourself in a cobweb situation that result in turbulent ripple effects on your life and the lives of others as well. I learnt that life is indeed short.
I really hesitated to post this on such a public platform, yet I felt that perhaps my misfortune may be an eye-opener for you as much as it was for me.
Drive safe everyone <3
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| Actual crash photograph of my car taken on October 16, 2013 in Dubai |
As both metals meshed together to become one, and as the deafening explosive sound of the deploying airbags going off to ascertain the reality of what was happening, I could only think of one thing and that was: I'm sorry. I felt sorry for the people I let down in my life; I felt sorry for the moments I passed on; and mostly, I felt sorry for the pain I was about to inflict on everybody because of this very moment.
Then...it all came to a complete stop! Just like a movie running in slow motion, I spotted people running towards me with looks of horror on their faces. At first, I did not understand the reason of those looks, but then as my ears started to gain the ability to hear again, it all registered in my head and my impulsive reaction was to check on everybody involved.
I got lucky; really lucky, because, thankfully nobody got severely hurt. Yet, by the end of this terrifying experience, I realized a few things. Not just did our cars crash in to each other, but our lives collided too. Our lives have intertwined together and though we might not see each other again, we knew that this moment, this very moment, is a life-defining one! At this very moment of realization, I knew that I should no longer be sorry because I came to an understanding that not only am I not in full control of my own life, but that other people can in fact impact it in ways I don't necessarily agree on.
I learnt that, what's more important is where you keep your eyes set on as your life is happening. I learnt that if you take your eyes off the road, even for the slightest moment, you may find yourself in a cobweb situation that result in turbulent ripple effects on your life and the lives of others as well. I learnt that life is indeed short.
I really hesitated to post this on such a public platform, yet I felt that perhaps my misfortune may be an eye-opener for you as much as it was for me.
Drive safe everyone <3
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