20th of April 2010- This is my first of many stories and I hope that it will truelly inspire and motivate anyone who reads this to lead a positive life and to go out and give to other and make a difference in the lives of those who feel like they have nothing left to offer. I want to use this blog as a tool a voice because sometimes all it takes is a whisper only one word to pick someone up out of their darkness... I remember sixteen days ago on the 4th of April a year ago,My friend and I were involved in a car accident at notorious spot where it is known that many families have lost Sons,Fathers and Friends. I know this because a neighbour of ours lost her son at the same spot and I have witnessed it also. We were hit by a bakkie (pick up truck), the driver of the bakkie skipped a red traffic light and smashed into the passenger sideof my car where my friend was sitting. We were unconscious for roughly 30 minutes and those were minutes stolen from us because in the time we were knocked out, I lost my phone,my ipod and my car was written off subsequently in the process, those are all things that can be replaced. I am emphasizing these things just to show everyone how we value our material things and it seems as if I am complaining about 30 minutes that I lost, but looking at what happend during this time and the fact that I will never know has caused me many sleepless nights. Those thirty minutes I lost, I have lost so many times over and over and so have many of us due to not making use of every minute we have by spending it with people we Love, our pets neglecting important things that we suppose to do by procrastinating. We waste alot of time in life and it all accumulates to what if and regrets, but I see the bigger picture now thost 30 minutes would have been lost anyways at a later stage in my life and comparing that 30 minutes I lost in comparison to IF I HAD LOST MY LIFE? I would have lost way more...
I remember the whole day leading up to the events of my accident, I was working as a waiter at that stage and it was a friday afternoon overcast. I had, had a bad and good day in terms of tips I was doing great. I also had a bad day at the same time at work first getting almost into a fight with one of my colleagues due to the manner of jokes I was teling, my jokes were meant to really irritate everyone that was my main aim it was at the expense of getting everyone pissed off. I knew how to unsettle everyone if I wanted to and I did even before we started the business day I had pissed of managers and waiters alike including the kitchen staff.
I remember I was on a roll, I made alot of money, but somehow only one person unsettled me more than I would normally allow anyone to do not even the Devil himself could do this. I remember this guys face and I will never forget him ever hahaha( Laughing because this guy was my tormentor.He came into the restaurant bout 8 times that day and out of the 8 times he was there I served him 7 times as the other waiter that served him refused to after he didn't tip him at all and neither I got a cent from him and this, I know for a fact was my karma come back to bite me in the rear. I got into a much fouler mood after this guy had come in that day, for after that I faught with everyone. I remember that I worked a double shift that day and never spoke to my ex girlfriend( girlfriend at the time)the whole entire day as I was working really hard the whole time, I never even took lunch because this guy was sitting there with one cup of coffee for like an entire hour and I got a booking of 20 people when I was suppose to be going to lunch and that really pissed me off more. I finished that evening in a really foul mood because I allowed one person to get a hold over me and I let him know it by my reactions,I ended up driving around alone because my best friends Dad whom he hadn't spoken to in a long time came to make peace with him. I was really angry that night and fought with my girlfriend over nothing I went to pick my friend up after he phoned me and we drove around for a long time and he could tell that I was in a bad mood and I will never forget his words man you really LOVE this girl you whipped. Well a while later early in the morning hours we were in the accident, battered and bruised bleading, but nothing broken couple cracked teeth a Harry Potter scar on my friends forehead, I got a nosebleed and a big shiner we wore our injuries proudly. My friend with his 2 blue eyes me with my one I remember people asking us what happened and we would tell them , "We got into a fight with 300 guys, you should see what they look like." Some people especially the girls believed us. I wore my shades everywhere and even went to a rock concert and heard people whispering "It's Travis Mccoy from Gym Class Heroes, but who's the girl he's with?" lol. I even wore my shades at night, telling everyone I am wearing at night coz the sun Never Sets on a Badass!!
All this being said and done I don't have any regrets I lost it all- I got no real friends, no girlfriend her parents hate me, I am sure her cat, her sister, her sisters boyfriend a spineless backstabbing skater who I always tried to encourage and give a ride to their house when he needs a lift, well he can't hate me he hates jocks more and he is to scared to hate me as I am the only real friend he has all her friends they all hate me-but I gained more
I can never get that 20 minutes of my life back,but I don't regret it for one second
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