Life is a fragile thing. In the blink of an eye someone can be gone, we then re- run all our memories with that person, bad and good, we wish we could change things, see them one last time and apologize for the mistakes we made, make amends. We are human. It is our nature, we procrastinate, we think we are invincible or somehow different but really in our subconscious mind we know we are just like the rest, we are fragile, and we take everything for granted.
I was in a car accident last night. Luckily no one was seriously injured. In fact my car was the only car that took the beating. It went a little bit like this, I was driving along University Ave. in the rain, all of the sudden the car in front of me slammed on their brakes (because the car in front of them hadn't been paying attention and was trying to stop for the red light), immediately I did the same, my car slid at least 4 to 5 feet and hit the car in front of me.
I hurt. My neck and head have been hurting since last night. But, I have nothing to complain about. This accident made me realize how many times my life could have been taken away in the blink of an eye. The front of my car was crunched with not very much impact. I can't imagine what could of happened if I got in a crash going 70 mph on the freeway, it would be fatal.
Give a loved one a hug, apologize, be kind to everyone you encounter. If you can do it today, don't save it for tomorrow, because as sad as it is, there may be no tomorrow.
