Death?

April 14, 2008 6:07pm CST
Hey guys, i have cam across a question that brewed interest to me. Whens the closet who have ever been to death? i remember a few years back when i was nearly hit by uncoming traffic..there was actually an incident where i was in a car with a buddy and this moron was driving on the wrong side of the road, that was a close one.. a lil too close...but tell me your experiences im interested..and thank God your alive now to share them with me:)
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15 Apr 08
I've had a few close scrapes actually, so much so, that i really think somebody must be watching down on me from up above.. and i think i must have much more to achieve in this life before i die. One near miss, was when i was in a nasty head on collision with a speeding car.. although, i was a pedestrian at the time. Id checked to see that the road was clear, and started crossing the road, holding the hand of my friend's 3 year old little boy, who were both with me to do a little shopping in a nearby small town. Anyhow, at just before half way accross the road, i saw out the corner of my eye a car coming headlong at us, from my righ hand-side. The little boy was holding my right hand, so at that time was between me and the vehicle which was hurtling towards us. Everybody says this, but everything really did happen so fast.. although, at the same time, it was like an eternity. In that split second it took me to realise that the car was too close, and coming way too fast, and that we were surely going to get hit.. i grabbed hold of my friend's son's clothing, around his tummy area, and with all my force i flung him as far out of safety as i could manage. I remember seeing him flying through the air, and landing scarily hard on the road in fron of me and to my left. I remember feeling my stomach lurch as i realised that id just thrown a little boy so hard and so far, and all i could think about was if he would be ok, if id hurt him. That same second i glanced back to my right, and the red car was literally on top of me. I cant explain, but its like it all happens in slow motion, yet so very quickly. Another blink of an eye, and my legs were violently hurled out to my side from under me, and with a sickening thud, i heard my own head shatter the car's windscreen. Andc then i was soaring, light as a feather through the air, and then another huge thud when my head hit back down on the pavement. As i lay there on the road, i glanced over to my left, and saw the vehicles wheels, in perfect line to my eye.. still moving towards me. At that point i rfealised i would surely die. The car was still moving, and the wheel was in perfect line for my head, and so close. Of course, it managed to stop, just inches from my head, else i wouldnt be here to tell the tale, but for those moments, i was sure i wouldnt survive. It was so much more peaceful than i can explain, and i wasnt even aware of any pain at that time. As the car stopped, and people came running towards me, all i could think about was my friends little boy ~ was he ok? I didnt realise how badly injured i was myself.. i was terrified that my friends son could have been hurt by me, or the collision, if i hadnt thrown him far enough. i didnt know. Dazed, i started to stand up, very wobbly, but intent on getting up. Only then i saw the blood, which was literally pumping out of my head at a sickening velocity. It streamed in my eyes, and soon i couldnt see because of it.. it spurted out so fast and powerfully, that yet again, i thought i was dying. From there i cant remember much.. I was taken to hospital, and it cam to light id inflicted some nasty injuries, but not fatal.. goodness knows how. The bloodloss and the deep lacerations to my head, from my skull smashing teh car's window from the force, were the worst concern, but i also dislocated my collarbone, had loads of cuts and scrapes and bruises, twisted my ankle,and had literally one huge scab as face! But i was alive!!! And the little boy? He just had some bruises and a few scratches from where id grabbed him and thrown him, and from the road when i came back down.. but thankfully, he was far enough away from the line of the vehicle so it never hit him. Thats just one time.. theres heaps of others, but i wont bore you with any more right now! xxx
15 Apr 08
THANKS POOKIE FOR WRITING ME THIS INCREDIBLE BOOK..NOW GET IT PUBLISHED AND I MIGHT BUY A COPY.....im kidding that must of been a crazy moment for you..i mean can you remember exactly what was running through your mind knowing your gonna get hit by this car, i mean...i dont even know what to say to this but God bless because that is some serious miracle work on your end too
15 Apr 08
LOL, it was a bit of a long one wasnt it? Sorry! I just started writing and it all came back to me.. didnt realise id written so much! Woops! But trully, i think someone was certainly looking down on me and my friends son that day. I wish i could rememeber the little lads name, but this happened when i was about 17, so 10 years ago, and i havent seen my friend since shortly after then, when i moved away. Theres been a number of occassions similar to this, where iv been in serious danger, yet come out unscathed. I havent done much with my life at all thats worth anything, so i have a huge belief that i really do need to achieve so much more before i die. It seems the big guy up above thinks the same way too. xxx