Car accidents. Unfortunately, they happen pretty often. Did you ever wonder what goes through a person's mind as s/he is being hit?
Erev Pesach, a couple of years ago, my sister Mindy was rushing home from work, her fear of being late for Yom Tov mounting. Although in a rush, she carefully changed lands and switched on her left turn signal. She inched forward very slowly, preparing to make a left turn. It all happened very fast. A truck was obstructing her view and she took a risk that she shouldn't have taken.
Before Mindy knew it she was hanging upside-down from her seat belt. Her car had flipped over several times. Her windshield was completely shattered and the car resembled an accordion. An old man, driving at sixty-miles per hour had collided head on with Mindy's car.
Mindy was bleeding and bruised, but what was going through her mind? Maybe "Ahh! I was just hit" or "Oh my goodness, am I alive?" No, nothing of the sort was in Mindy's mind. One thought and one thought only crowded her thoughts. "Oh now," she whispered to herself, "my shaitel just flew off."
She was trapped in her car in the middle of a main street. With her eyes squeezed shut and tears streaming down her face, Mindy quickly threw her arms over her head to cover her hair as much as she could. How is it possible that a person who was just hit by a car was worried about her head being covered more that anything else?
"Can we help you?" Mindy's eyes fluttered open. Two Jews were standing near her car. Hashem had surely been watching. Before she could blink, Mindy heard the sirens of an ambulance. After she was helped out of her smashed vehicle, and EMT handed her a blanket. Mindy used it to cover her head.
Boruch Hashem, everything turned out fine, and the message is still fresh in all of our minds. This should serve as a major wake up call for everyone. Tznius is so important and sadly enough, not observed nearly enough. I'm amazed and inspired by my sister who even at the worst of times kept thoughts of tznius in her mind. May we all strive to be like this. Of course, we should not have to wait for bad situations, but be extra careful especially when things are good and are going our way. So remember everyone: drive safely and be tznius.
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5 comments:
Gawd, I'm blushing......
Thanks for posting that story, dear. Love ya.
Oh my G-d. That sounds absolutely horrifying. I am not in the least bit surprised though at Mindys behavior. I have come to expect it from someone as amazing as her. Mindy, how did you get into a car after that? Sounds soo frightening.
halfshared...you're making me blush even more! wow, thank you for the compliment! I'm really not that amazing...don't push it.
My ex forced me into a car the very next morning....it saved me because otherwise I would've been afraid for a while.
Wow psyched, BH you're okay! That's so frightening. Thanks for sharing the story flutist. And I agree with halfshared...you're pretty amazing psyched :-)
psyched - you're unreal!
and flutist - you have a very special sis, as you well know...
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