In The Blink of an Eye

The Bible says that "time and unforseen occurrence" can befall all of us. Tonight we were witness to how true that statement is and how quickly things can happen. We were coming from visiting my sister-in-law at her home. Now, her family knows all too well how quickly situations change. Her husband was in a major automobile accident, leaving him in a comatose state. In the blink of an eye their lives changed dramatically. My family and I were driving down the freeway to our home, and going at a nice pace, when all of a sudden this motorcycle came up on the right and passed us. My husband estimated his speed at about 120 mph. He passed us like we were standing still. I made the comment that he's going to cause an accident. After he passed us he began weaving around cars. He was obviously in a hurry to get somewhere. But unfortunately, he never made it to his destination. All of a sudden there was a puff of smoke and he was laying in the middle of the freeway. Everyone started pulling over. We backed up and my husband got out to check on the rider while I pulled out my cell phone. After spending quite a while on hold with 911 (don't have an emergency on a Saturday night, you'll be on hold a long time), the paramedics, fire trucks, highway patrol swarmed the area. There was a young man who lost his life tonight. He clipped a car, causing him to lose control of his bike, and then he was run over by a semi that was travelling right behind him. A motorcycle vs. a semi...not a good scenario. My husband saw the motorcycle driver and he probably won't sleep tonight. This young man had many people shaking their heads, with the big rig driver just shaking all over. In a split second his life was over. My husband and I have been talking and find that it's so sad. Tonight a mom is going to be told that her young son didn't survive. Where was he going in such a hurry? Who was he going to see, or where was he coming from? Who did he leave behind? Now we'll never know the answers, but we do know that someone will be receiving a knock at their door. It's the knock that no one wants to answer. Take your time. It's better to get where you're going a little late, than to be in such a hurry you won't get there at all.