Just another accident

To most it looked like just another accident.
Front end collision.
Air bag deployed on driver side.
Two people: driver and passenger. The driver stuck, trapped by the air bag, possibly injured.
Worse than a fender bender, but not bad enough to take a life.

As I drove by I didn't see just another accident like the other passing drivers; I felt it.

I wanted to go up to smashed car and tell those two that everything was going to be alright. I wanted to tell them that yes, your life will never be quite the same. You will cringe at drivers who turn to close or those who swerve a bit to far into your lane. You will be cautious, take fewer risks, but you will be okay. You are going to walk away from this alright. It will be hard. There are going to be rough days. A week from today you will be lying in bed with tears streaming down your face; you will be asking "why me, why us?"  Yet, no one will have an answer for you. That is how life is; you learn to roll with the punches. You learn that life is precious and that at any moment it could be swept out from underneath you. You thought you were invincible, but you weren't, you aren't, and you never will be.
But you will be fine.. you really will. It will only make you stronger. You learn to love life even more, to cherish each moment. You know you are here for a reason; that your life was spared because God has plans for you beyond your imagination. Remember this all on the rough days. On the day you go out to buy a new car to replace the one that saved your life. Remember that you are strong and that life is yours to live, so live it!

I wanted to share that with those two as they sat in their smashed car muttering "oh, shit" to themselves. Yet, as much as they needed to hear it, I, myself needed to hear it. For if I were to be honest with myself I am still dealing with, still recovering from my own front end collision.