there's a name without a picture but I can't forget his face
Tonight I was shown God's love and God's grace. And it shook me. I'm still kinda reeling from shock somewhat.
So I met some of the DEP-ers today: Chin, Vicky, Rose, Tushar, Glory, and Glory's boyfriend Jo. Chin had to leave before we went for supper because he had super early tuition tomorrow (today). Vicky, Rose, Tushar and I went over to Boat Quay to meet Glo and Jo. We sat at this prata place along Upper Circular Road (I think. It's near the Boat Quay bridge, off the main road), had supper/drinks and talked.
At around probably 3am, we decided to get going for home. Now some of the bars, pubs and eateries had seats right to the edge of the kerb, so we had to walk on the road. Vicky and I were in front, Glo and Jo were behind us, and Tushar was probably right at the back of the group. Rose and left earlier because her dad came to pick her up. I saw a cab coming towards us (we were facing oncoming traffic) and I said, "Guys, cab. Get off the road." Just as Vicky and I got on the kerb (I'm not sure if Glo got onto the kerb, Jo and Tushar most probably didn't) we heard a really loud bang. I turned around just in time to see a guy falling to the ground and sliding across it, and the side mirror of the cab broken. Tushar was so close to the guy - less than 5 metres - and he rushed to him. Jo called the police/ambulance. Vicky and I could just stare in shock. At first I was calm, like Vicky was saying "OMG OMG OMG" and I remember I told her not to panic, that it probably wasn't a good thing to panic. And we were both trying not to cry. And there were people everywhere. The taxi driver came over I think. And some guys tried to help the guy who got hit. Thank God he was conscious, and he could talk to the men who were trying to help.
And then it suddenly hit me, that it could have been one of us. And I just started crying over and over. And in my head, the loud bang kept replaying, but this time there was an accompanying visual of one of us being knocked down. And I just didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to calm down. I think that was me going into mild shock. And I called Timmy, and I was still reeling from the fact that it could have been one of us. Poor Vicky actually saw the man getting hit and flying through the air a bit because she turned around before the bang to check if we'd all gotten off the road. I guess I'm lucky I just saw the man fall. And OHMYGOSH if there had been blood everywhere, or the man was unconscious, I would really have fainted or trembled non-stop.
I prayed a whole lot after I got off the phone with Timmy. Glo prayed with me too. I feel like I've been given a second chance, that God was showing us how precious and valuable life is and not to take anything for granted, even His Salvation. I'm just so thankful that the guy wasn't badly hurt, and that it wasn't one of us. Ohmygosh, I'm probably not going to be able to bring myself to jaywalk or walk on the road unnecessarily after this.
So I met some of the DEP-ers today: Chin, Vicky, Rose, Tushar, Glory, and Glory's boyfriend Jo. Chin had to leave before we went for supper because he had super early tuition tomorrow (today). Vicky, Rose, Tushar and I went over to Boat Quay to meet Glo and Jo. We sat at this prata place along Upper Circular Road (I think. It's near the Boat Quay bridge, off the main road), had supper/drinks and talked.
At around probably 3am, we decided to get going for home. Now some of the bars, pubs and eateries had seats right to the edge of the kerb, so we had to walk on the road. Vicky and I were in front, Glo and Jo were behind us, and Tushar was probably right at the back of the group. Rose and left earlier because her dad came to pick her up. I saw a cab coming towards us (we were facing oncoming traffic) and I said, "Guys, cab. Get off the road." Just as Vicky and I got on the kerb (I'm not sure if Glo got onto the kerb, Jo and Tushar most probably didn't) we heard a really loud bang. I turned around just in time to see a guy falling to the ground and sliding across it, and the side mirror of the cab broken. Tushar was so close to the guy - less than 5 metres - and he rushed to him. Jo called the police/ambulance. Vicky and I could just stare in shock. At first I was calm, like Vicky was saying "OMG OMG OMG" and I remember I told her not to panic, that it probably wasn't a good thing to panic. And we were both trying not to cry. And there were people everywhere. The taxi driver came over I think. And some guys tried to help the guy who got hit. Thank God he was conscious, and he could talk to the men who were trying to help.
And then it suddenly hit me, that it could have been one of us. And I just started crying over and over. And in my head, the loud bang kept replaying, but this time there was an accompanying visual of one of us being knocked down. And I just didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to calm down. I think that was me going into mild shock. And I called Timmy, and I was still reeling from the fact that it could have been one of us. Poor Vicky actually saw the man getting hit and flying through the air a bit because she turned around before the bang to check if we'd all gotten off the road. I guess I'm lucky I just saw the man fall. And OHMYGOSH if there had been blood everywhere, or the man was unconscious, I would really have fainted or trembled non-stop.
I prayed a whole lot after I got off the phone with Timmy. Glo prayed with me too. I feel like I've been given a second chance, that God was showing us how precious and valuable life is and not to take anything for granted, even His Salvation. I'm just so thankful that the guy wasn't badly hurt, and that it wasn't one of us. Ohmygosh, I'm probably not going to be able to bring myself to jaywalk or walk on the road unnecessarily after this.