Not too long ago, I was driving and thinking about some trivial stuff that irritated me. As I merged into PIE from BKE, I checked my mirror and saw that a lorry was moving fast behind me on the next lane. Seeing that I could change lane after the lorry passed, I continued to think. And, in the midst of my thinking, the lorry was on my right. I signalled and had turned a little of my steering wheel when a loud bang occurred beside me—so close that despite my loud engine (my engine is always loud), I felt like my door was open. I steered back to my lane immediately. So did the taxi behind me (he did it a lot more drastically). Large wooden pallets had been flung out from the lorry, landing behind it. If I had not reacted faster, you won’t be reading this update. The truth is, given the size of the pallets and our speed, the pallets would have smashed my windscreen, blinded me (or hit me) and I would not have survived. I was just one second away from meeting my creator. I’m not blaming the lorry driver or anyone (he was responsible to filter to the road shoulder—I don’t know what happened after that). My point is simple: Just minutes ago, I was so frustrated over a trivial stuff. And all it took was just one second and that trivial stuff would no longer have mattered. Have we become so obsessed with little things that we forget the big things? You see, the thing is, about one hour later, I was talking to my friend. He told me about how he struggled in his job. I realized that we had then complained like two little kids who could not buy a PlayStation although we had enough toys. I almost completely forgot about the near-death experience I had—just an hour ago then. Students committed suicide because of poor results, forgetting that life is so much more about just A’s or B’s. People committed criminal acts just to buy a BMW, forgetting that bus and MRT are available. And I complained about trivial stuff, and let them bothered me, when I was so close to being smashed just an hour ago. I don’t know about you, but writing this update reminded me of something: that the very simple fact that I have the ability to write this, regardless of whether anyone reads it, is something that I should cherish, appreciate and not take for granted. For all I know, a fire can occur in this very building now. Appreciate. Don’t let little things bother you. A little stress is good, but to forget that we are very fortunate isn’t. What do you think? Please share and like this if you have enjoyed reading it! P.S. Want to get four books of your choice for free (or SGD$10 / RM30), in exchange for 20 minutes of your time? If youre interested, email me at low.kayhwa@goodybooks with your name and age, or PM me here! Only for a limited number of readers (both SG & MY)! Please share this with your friends who might be interested! One of my novels: goodybooks/asingaporelovestory.htm
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:15:00 +0000
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