I witnessed a drowning yesterday.
It happened so quickly.
The frantic resuscitation attempts.
The Panic. The Fear. The Utter Helplessness.
The Hope. The Anger. The dull ache in my tummy.
The tears I shed for someone I did not know.
The sick feeling I still cannot shake.
My heart and prayers go out to the family and friends who now have to move on from this tragedy.
I wonder: had any of us on the beach early yesterday morning done any one thing differently, would this have still happened?
Life is what it is – a series of intersecting lives and incidents, out of anyone’s control…– Benjamin Button
Out of anyone’s control?
I struggled to find the words to express all that I’m feeling right now. I still didn’t get it right. But what I want to say is that we so often take “time” for granted…but for every one of us it is FINITE! It WILL end and it can happen in an instant.
Just Live GOOD and LOVE HARD! Make this journey worth it – that much you can control.
Ohmygoodness, Vernette–how awful for EVERYONE involved 🙁 Was it an adult? (Sorry, those are the kinds of questions that spring to mind ever since I became a parent. Blah). I hope that the sick feeling and images will soon leave you, but the lesson to live good and live hard never fades away!
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Hey Stephanie, yes it was an adult. So very sad.
We do tend to live our lives as though time is an unlimited commodity. What a sad way to be reminded of its brevity. Controlling that which we can control and letting the rest go is really good advice. Thanks for articulating this.
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You’re most welcome Diane 🙂