A little over a month ago, I got into a car accident. This isn't my first collision, but it was definitely the worse in terms of damage. In terms of emotion though, I was in a state of unexplainable peace despite the initial shock and compared to my my previous collision reactions, I was very calm.
How did it happen? Ice on the road, couldn't stop in time and bad judgement in steering reaction time. It was that first and worst blizzard warning snow storm one Saturday night mid November.
Am I okay? Yes. A definite yes.
Was my car okay? Yes... and then a no. Definite no.
Due to the looming darkness late Winter afternoons, it was hard to tell that there was any damage to my car other then scratches. Once all the information exchange was finished with the other party (which took brutally long, a story for another time), I made the longest drive home ever from 97Street northbound towards my house, which usually takes 5 minutes or less.
I didn't know that my front right wheel axle had twisted from the accident and so driving home I heard a loud screeching sound, as if a metal part was scraping against my wheel the whole drive home and at any moment it could've punctured it and my car would've been lop-sided. Yes, what a worst case imagination I had, but to be honest, I felt so vulnerable and scared in that moment that something as such was plausible. The whole way, going probably 5-10km/hr with hazard lights on the whole time and a frightened soul, I was desperately praying for God's angels' armies to bring me home in one piece, I was so close, yet it felt terribly far.
Praise the Lord that I came home safe, and when an Uncle came to check on my car, it was without a doubt a miracle that had got me back, as the wheel was near its impending death.
As such, this month has put me back on public transport, car pooling, and adjusting to others' schedules so I could get dropped off at the place I need to be from time to time. It's interesting how God works to teach me big life lessons, I was complaining a month or so earlier about lending my car to my Uncle visiting, and this incident showed me so much more than just sharing and being considerate of others, besides all the other stuff that happened this past month.
Yesterday, my car finally got fixed, and today, I drove it. It was odd climbing into my car since the last time I was scared for my life in it. I said a prayer of thanks and safety and went on my way.
It sure did feel like meeting my car for the first time again, as cheesy as that sounds.
Drive safe bloggers!
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