"Two days ago I
witnessed a horrible accident near my home where a young man crashed his car
into a tree and was crushed in between the dashboard and his seat--he had to
pulled out after 20 minutes with the "jaws of life" (he is thankfully alive but doubtful if he will
ever be the same) As a few neighbors and I arrived at the scene, before first
responders got there, we were helpless since we could not move him (seeing a
bleeding human body wrapped and encased in metal was surreal), all we could do
is reassure the barely conscious young man to breathe..... "Just
breathe." It dawned on me that one moment is all it takes for life to
change. My childhood and my last moment of life flashed before me and
immediately I realized that for many hours I had put my life on hold to do
frivolous things, surfing the net (including Facebook!) and watching TV (for
too long!) No longer is that acceptable to me, there are so many books to read,
people to meet, places to visit and lives to change than to just skate by. This
was a true "a ha" moment much like the one I had in 2009. Have a
beautiful day, a day with deep introspection."
By Kaveh Adel
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