Personal Narrative: How I Learned The Fragility Of Life

Everybody makes mistakes, some more severe than others. However, not everyone has made mistakes that could have costed them their lives. For me, such an incident took place in March of 2017 when I crashed my car into a ditch. Although the experience was far from pleasant, I know I will never forget it or the valuable lessons it seared into my brain. I learned to always be aware while driving, and to make sure to stay focused. I learned the danger in overcorrection. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, I learned the fragility of life, and the fact that I am not invincible. Here I am, driving down the highway, not a car in sight, all alone on the open road. It was late, so I was having trouble staying awake. To combat the drowsiness, I cranked up the radio to just about full blast. With the melodies painting pictures in my mind, having definitely woken me up I was content. Nearing the end of a song, I decided to skip the last few seconds of music. It was dark, so I looked away from the road for two seconds to ensure I pressed the skip button on the radio rather than the replay button. Those two seconds were all it took for me to drift off the side of the road just barely. Two of my wheels were off of the …show more content…
Before this night, I had never had any real experiences that could have led to the loss of my life. It was a rude awakening, but I was glad to be awakened. I stopped taking life for granted, and learned to be more careful with my life. Had any of my siblings been in the car with me and been injured, I would have never forgiven myself. The lack of respect for life and to be living many young people possess, isn’t exactly a lack of respect, I just think many of us don’t think about what could happen to us, or the fact that we aren’t invincible. I have learned to not be so careless with life, and have a newfound respect for the resilience of