How many of you met with accident in life?
And how many of you broke your bones in it?
Good evening toast masters and evaluators, accidents are surprises in our life, the guests who comes without a warning. But if you analyze them closely some of them came with your invitation.
Truly we invite them to our life.
Accidents, every morning along with our bed coffee we are gifted with news of accidents, bike accidents, car accidents, bus accidents even flight accidents. And we believe it won’t happen to us.
We don’t wear helmet when we ride bike, we don’t wear seat belts, because we believe we are intact.
I also use to believe that I am intact and no accident can hit me.
It was September 15th 2006. I was travelling from Eranakulam to Thalasserry to my home, my wife was pregnant and her parents were visiting my home next day to take her to their home for delivery.
I was travelling in train, it was very comfortable, and I was reading some book and enjoying it. The train reached at Farok station, I peeked out through window, sky was very clear and I could see stars shinning on sky. Suddenly someone inside me asked.
“Hey why don’t you get down at Calicut, take the bike from your brother and ride on it to thalasserry?”
And what I did?
I answered to that voice,
“Yes man let’s rock let’s do it”
I get down at Calicut, took bike from my brother, it was a brand new Honda Unicorn. My brother warned me, “Hey bro be careful, it’s late”
Yes, it was late around 11 PM, but I ignored his comment. Journey started and after 15 minutes, climate changed and heavy thunder and rain started. That was the second warning, I could have stopped and turn back, around 70 Kilometers was in front of me. But I didn’t, I didn’t stopped, all wet in rain I continued my journey
There was no helmet on my head and due to heavy rain I was not able to wear glass, the rain was heavily hitting on my face, the vision was blurred. I can hardly see anything on road. Suddenly something hit on my head, it was not so hard, like someone thrown something to my head, I could not found what it was, I didn’t stopped the bike. Then again it happens, and then suddenly I realize that it was coming from a truck going in front of me. It was carrying pots and it was breaking due to rain and bad road condition, the ones which fell out of it was hitting on me. That was the third warning.
But I didn’t stopped, increased the speed of bike overtake the truck and moved forward.
When I reached koyilandi, the rain was over and atmosphere becomes clear. Then I saw a series of trailers going in front of me. There were 3 of them; it was very difficult to drive behind it. So I increased the speed of bike and over take them. But my calculation went wrong, like the calculations of Indian cricket team in finals. I was able to overtake trailers, but I went to other side of divider, now I was riding on wrong side and no way could I go to other side because of divider. Vehicles were coming in full speed to me. That was the 4th warning. Somehow I managed cross the divider and went to left side of road, and continued my journey.
From that point on wards I become more conscious and decreased the speed, and I successfully reached at Mahe, it was around 1.30 am, I passed mahe bridge and I become relaxed because there was hardly 8 km to my home I successfully completed 70 kilometers.
Suddenly something happened, I was bending bike on a curve and next thing I was on air I took 3 summer salt before hitting the ground, not only me my bike also made 3 to 4 summer salt. The bike ran over the divider on road bend. I hit the road on my left shoulder and rolled for around 5 meters. And become unconscious for few seconds, when I woke there was blood on my face, knees and legs. I was bleeding from forehead shoulders and legs; every inch of my body was in deep pain. I was not able to raise my left hand actually I was not able to feel my left hand.
There was no warning this time.
I don’t want to go into the details of injury; it’s something I want to forget. In hospital I refuse to take bandage for my shoulder because I don’t want to show it to my wife and family when she was leaving for delivery, so I bear the pain for next 12 hours. I reached home at 3 am in morning and I told them train was late and I met with a minor accident when coming in auto. I was able to hide the injuries on my body with a full sleeve shirt and pants. After my wife left to her house, I told everything to my parents and rushed to hospital. Doctors put a band aid on my shoulders and kept my hand like this.
It was really difficult for next 2 months.
But god was graceful to me; he gave me my life back. My personal advice to all, do not answer to all inner calls, take 5 seconds on analyzing it then make the decision, it may be a life saver.
Over to you.
And how many of you broke your bones in it?
Good evening toast masters and evaluators, accidents are surprises in our life, the guests who comes without a warning. But if you analyze them closely some of them came with your invitation.
Truly we invite them to our life.
Accidents, every morning along with our bed coffee we are gifted with news of accidents, bike accidents, car accidents, bus accidents even flight accidents. And we believe it won’t happen to us.
We don’t wear helmet when we ride bike, we don’t wear seat belts, because we believe we are intact.
I also use to believe that I am intact and no accident can hit me.
It was September 15th 2006. I was travelling from Eranakulam to Thalasserry to my home, my wife was pregnant and her parents were visiting my home next day to take her to their home for delivery.
I was travelling in train, it was very comfortable, and I was reading some book and enjoying it. The train reached at Farok station, I peeked out through window, sky was very clear and I could see stars shinning on sky. Suddenly someone inside me asked.
“Hey why don’t you get down at Calicut, take the bike from your brother and ride on it to thalasserry?”
And what I did?
I answered to that voice,
“Yes man let’s rock let’s do it”
I get down at Calicut, took bike from my brother, it was a brand new Honda Unicorn. My brother warned me, “Hey bro be careful, it’s late”
Yes, it was late around 11 PM, but I ignored his comment. Journey started and after 15 minutes, climate changed and heavy thunder and rain started. That was the second warning, I could have stopped and turn back, around 70 Kilometers was in front of me. But I didn’t, I didn’t stopped, all wet in rain I continued my journey
There was no helmet on my head and due to heavy rain I was not able to wear glass, the rain was heavily hitting on my face, the vision was blurred. I can hardly see anything on road. Suddenly something hit on my head, it was not so hard, like someone thrown something to my head, I could not found what it was, I didn’t stopped the bike. Then again it happens, and then suddenly I realize that it was coming from a truck going in front of me. It was carrying pots and it was breaking due to rain and bad road condition, the ones which fell out of it was hitting on me. That was the third warning.
But I didn’t stopped, increased the speed of bike overtake the truck and moved forward.
When I reached koyilandi, the rain was over and atmosphere becomes clear. Then I saw a series of trailers going in front of me. There were 3 of them; it was very difficult to drive behind it. So I increased the speed of bike and over take them. But my calculation went wrong, like the calculations of Indian cricket team in finals. I was able to overtake trailers, but I went to other side of divider, now I was riding on wrong side and no way could I go to other side because of divider. Vehicles were coming in full speed to me. That was the 4th warning. Somehow I managed cross the divider and went to left side of road, and continued my journey.
From that point on wards I become more conscious and decreased the speed, and I successfully reached at Mahe, it was around 1.30 am, I passed mahe bridge and I become relaxed because there was hardly 8 km to my home I successfully completed 70 kilometers.
Suddenly something happened, I was bending bike on a curve and next thing I was on air I took 3 summer salt before hitting the ground, not only me my bike also made 3 to 4 summer salt. The bike ran over the divider on road bend. I hit the road on my left shoulder and rolled for around 5 meters. And become unconscious for few seconds, when I woke there was blood on my face, knees and legs. I was bleeding from forehead shoulders and legs; every inch of my body was in deep pain. I was not able to raise my left hand actually I was not able to feel my left hand.
There was no warning this time.
I don’t want to go into the details of injury; it’s something I want to forget. In hospital I refuse to take bandage for my shoulder because I don’t want to show it to my wife and family when she was leaving for delivery, so I bear the pain for next 12 hours. I reached home at 3 am in morning and I told them train was late and I met with a minor accident when coming in auto. I was able to hide the injuries on my body with a full sleeve shirt and pants. After my wife left to her house, I told everything to my parents and rushed to hospital. Doctors put a band aid on my shoulders and kept my hand like this.
It was really difficult for next 2 months.
But god was graceful to me; he gave me my life back. My personal advice to all, do not answer to all inner calls, take 5 seconds on analyzing it then make the decision, it may be a life saver.
Over to you.
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