Accident deaths

Whenever I hear about good people dying in vehicle accidents, I wonder why they were chosen to die when I have had 3 rollover car accidents with no injuries, 1 snowmobile accident (went thro barb wire & hit a tree with just a left broken wrist).

I have no talents, not pretty or really any reason for living. The people that I hear about dying are very important to the world. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

You're important to people. You're family would be so distraught if you died.

I don't know why certain people die in car accidents. My uncle died in one on April fools day. I have no idea but all I can guess is that it was his time. You just haven't gotten to your day. What you need to remind yourself that in life no one comes out alive. We all die eventually. Right now you need to be focused on your own life. You have time to make you feel special and important. No matter what there will people you've touched and they will be sad.

I don't think it's meant to make sense. If it all made sense then people would begin too avoid scenarios where they may get hurt.

Unfortunately, good people can die at young ages and people like Saddam can live long lives. Personally, I never want to know when it's my time. That would be horrible, just waiting for it to happen.

I think about these things a lot, too. It's one of the things that plays into my phobia of driving. I'm not worried about dying, so much, I'm worried about hurting others.

The thing is, many of these people who you see and understand how good, how talented, how special they were never realized that they were special. (Sound familiar?)

One of my dear friends died in an automobile accident when he was young. Now, this story is sad, but it has an uplifting point, so please bare with me.

He was a 17-y-o volunteer fire fighter, and died on his way to report to a fire. He was driving a bit too fast and rolled his car.

Here's the thing, he's kind of a martyr in our community. When he was living, he was a good, good person but he was living in dire circumstances. It's taken me years to accept that he is better off, but he is.

He left a trail of good behind him. They were only accepting volunteers so young because no one else would do it. Now, there are so many volunteers in that department, they could probably handle every call twelve times over. They're there because of him.

There's a new park in our town - named in his honor. There are scholarships, there are medical grants, there are events - all because of how GOOD he was.

But, I knew him well and I can tell you this - he never understood that he was special. His life wasn't tragically taken from him, he was given his rest. I honestly believe that. It isn't unfair that he died, it simply is what it is.

You're special. I guarantee it. Others want to be like you, I know it. You may not be able to see it, but someone does. That's why you're still here. You've still got more to accomplish.

If you've been through things that could have killed you and survived, then I'd take that as evidence that you have a bigger purpose. Keep being you, keep doing whatever it is that you do, because it's obviously important!

Hugs to you!