It’s All In Your Perspective

I had someone ask me today about the accident injuries. He felt that it was a little odd that I’m always pretty much happy every time that he sees me. As I explained my mindset concerning the accident and all of the resulting changes in my life, one of the things that he had a harder time accepting was the fact that I expressed no bitterness toward the driver that caused the accident. I tried to explain to him that I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life, and that running a red light on the morning of the accident was one of her mistakes. I tried to share my perspective concerning the fact that I see it as an accident, as opposed to a deliberate act of malice. He couldn’t really accept my logic. I also told him that I’m a Christian and that my faith grants to me a better sense of peace and forgiveness. Still, he just couldn’t really get past the fact that she almost killed me.

I am certain of the fact that I would rather have peace in my heart than strength in my bones. While it’s certainly true that the combined injuries that I received in the motorcycle accident have taken a lot away from the quality of my mortal existence, it’s also true that I enjoy life as much now as I did before the accident. Some things are tougher to deal with, and some things are different for me in unpleasant ways, but I remain a guy who can see any given day as a gift of grace. I think that the rest is just details.