“There are many bodies: insects, animals, people – but
there is only one life.’ Krishna Gautam,
Founder of Aging Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
The mountains of North Carolina are incredibly
gorgeous! The Blue Ridge, Smokey and Appalachian
Mountains all come together in Western North Carolina. Summers are balmy and delightful. Mountain roads are deceptively peaceful and
harmless, with little indication of the inherent dangers.
Just like New Yorkers are knowledgeable about driving
in snow, and how to steer into the direction of the skid on ice, anyone who
lives in the mountains knows of the hidden danger in the curvy mountain roads.
I was driving from Lake Lure to Marion on a warm, and
wonderful summer day with little or no regard for the posted speed limit. I was
just enjoying life and the gorgeous scenery when I lost control of the car.
There was nothing I could do as my car crossed over
the opposite lane. The last thing I
remembered seeing was a wall of green – the foliage covering the quickly
approaching vertical hill before my car went straight up the hill, then fell
back on its roof.
Was there a reason I survived an accident where people
are usually dead or paralyzed for life? I
believe there is a God and that life is very precious.
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