Blacked out
By Jayanth
@jayanth_77 (7180)
India
June 17, 2020 11:54pm CST
I still remember very vivividly of an accident during my childhood.
It was the Diwali festival and just like other kids I was bursting crackers infront of my house. I must be around 12 years of age and didn't feel the need for adult supervision . One of the fire cracker I had ignited didn't burst and so out of curiosity I went closer to check what happened. Within seconds the cracker burst right close to my face and I fell on the floor. I opened my eyes but couldn't see anything.
I started to cry. Seeing me crying and realising what might have happened my mother put water in my eyes and cleaned my face. For about 10 minutes I layed on my mother's lap with my eyes closed . Slowly i opened my eyes and was able to sea clearly without any pain.
Me and my mother thanked God for returning my vision. That day I promised God that I will always be careful.
Have you faced such accidents in life?
What lesson did you learn?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
21 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 That is so true. At least this was a lesson learned.
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@Hannihar (129453)
• Israel
2 Jul 20
@jayanth_77
That sounds awful. Your mother knew what to do. She came to our rescue. I am glad you could see after she put cold water on your face. I never experienced that but I have provoked people and had to learn to keep my mouth shut after that.
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@Janet357 (75656)
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18 Jun 20
Our vision is so precious. You know there is a story here someone who had stayed long hours under the sun then took a shower after that. His vision went black, totally black, I did not know what they did, but after some while, he could see again. but he was just fortunate that he did not lose his vision.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
18 Jun 20
yes we should never take s shower immediately after standing for long hours in the sun . The sudden change in temperature contracts the blood vessels temporarily. But if their are underlying medical condition like BP of heart problem it could prove fatal.
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
18 Jun 20
Yes actually there were many incidents like that but I guess we all make these mistakes in childhood
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 20
A firework went off near me when someone threw it.
I have been uneasy around fireworks ever since.
Actually, as a pet owner I wouldnt be setting fireworks off anyway.
I would ban them.
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