Just came back after witnessing an accident where a sand truck went over a two wheeler guy. Saw the driver and his assistant taking to their heels. The helmet was flung a few metres away from the victim who was lying face down. No movement. Spot death.
Don’t know whose fault it was. Could have been the victim’s. He was crossing the road at a small intersection while the truck was on the fast lane. It happened at around 11pm when there is relatively less traffic. Felt my stomach squirm. Didn’t feel like eating when I reached home.
Death is such a sudden occurrence. Just when you think all is well with the world, it strikes without prior warning. I remember the most gruesome accident I had ever witnessed was when i was maybe 12 or 15 years old. A trailer truck ran over a person just when i was about to cross the road. His head split and his brain popped out of it and hit the road right in front of me. That afternoon I couldn’t eat. The incident, however, stayed with me for a while.
We make so many plans in this world, not realising that the greatest planner is up there. The moral of the story? Live in the present and do things that you will never regret later. Be happy and make others happy. This good karma will follow you in your after-life, if ever there is one. Since you and I don’t know it for sure, why risk it? Better to be safe than…