Accident prone zone

This afternoon I was on my to office. It was going as usual, and we were traveling in the Maruti Omni to office. I was reading “Code to Zero” all the way. That is how I keep myself occupied throughout the journey that last just about an hour… It was almost the end of the journey as we were coming along the SP road. I looked up and a signpost caught my eyes. it was that of a skull and 2 bones, the typical danger signal. Though I have traveled that way everyday to work, I hadn’t noticed it. Even as I was wondering why it was there, I found the next post that said, “Accident prone zone” and I said to myself “probably this is the reason”. Not a second had passed after that thought crossed my mind, I found a mini-tempo fallen on the other side of the median. Just moments ago, there had been an accident, and even as we passed by, they were carrying the driver’s body to the pavement.

I was shocked and sat there trying to collect my thoughts. Only after we had gone quite a distance, I realized that I had been one of those passengers who had passed an accident site without doing anything.

Yes, there were people already helping him. Not sure if they could help him anymore or if he was no more. Still, it came as a sickening thought, that I dint have the presence of mind to do anything, whatsoever.

This has been the overriding thought for the rest of the day and I was praying for the presence of mind is such situations. I have found myself praying for that man and his family. I have found myself wondering about the man and his family, about how he would have left home this morning and how everyone around would have expected him home in the evening or late night.

We rarely wonder about these things, do we? When we set out, we assume that we would be home safe. But, will we?

I shall place my life in my Lord’s hands and have a peaceful sleep tonight. Let me take one day at a time.