Time: 6pm+
Date: 9-1-08
Place: Jalan templer road connecting to jalan gasing at jalan 6/29
It was raining after he finished work at the kindergarten at around 5.45'ish, Japh was among the last to leave and locked the office. He cranks up his old Honda Civic and drives away. Mark was beside him, preparing to doze of in the car while waiting for the jamm to subside. The roundabout connecting to Jalan Gasing was blocked by the police..
'drat..' he says to himself, 'nvm i'll turn right at the next intersection'..
It was pretty jamm as he tried to turn right into Jalan 6/29 crossing the yellow box, he inches across slowly.. It was a three lane road, first car stops for him, 'so far so good'.. second car stops..
'ok it should be clear now' and he edges across the intersection..
suddently..
*CRASH*!!
He hits the emergancy brake but it's too late! He reviews his mirrors just in time to see a figure fly across his car boot! The other cars stop immediately. Cars are honking in response. His partner next to him, Mark awakes in shock.
Japh stops his car at the side of the road and dashes out into the street. The figure was lying down on the road. It was a figure of a man. His bike was totally in ruins. Engine and body parts were still flying across the roads as cars pass by, running on them. Mark and another driver helps the man to his feet to bring him to the side of the road. A deep gash could be seen on his right arm. He was hobbling as he struggled to regain consciousness and retrieve his bike from the main road.
Japh stares in horror.. What should he do now? Never had he witnessed an accident such as this. The man begans to call his brother. Should he make a police report? How will the man take such an accident? Will he call up some gang to 'settle' things? ' All sort of thoughts run through his mind as he regains his composure.
'It's time to put on defencive mode', Japh reasons. He approaches the man and defends himself.
'Hey bos, tadi u tidak stop kat yellow box la tu. Kena saya punya car u salah tau mesti bayar. tengok tengok u sudah damage saya punya door. u ada insurance kah? tengok IC dan driving licence?', he demands. Japh pilles on the heat to the poor man who probably was still recuperating from shock. A few moments of heated exchange found none in an advantage position. It was still raining at this point.
They decide to head on the police station to make a police report. Japh prays silently in his heart for protection and for self-control so that he would'nt blow.
'My poor car', he thinks. 'Just got a 1000rm worth of repairs and spraying and this happens!' his anger still spurring. (e.d How selfish!)
They arrive at the PJ police station headquarters and guess what??!!
system jamm.....
computer rosak.....
swt....
Anyway.. cut the story short... they decide to meet the next day. Everything was settled OUTSIDE the polis station. Coughed out RM200 to compensate his injuries a little. Agreed not to make a police report (scared P licence kena gantung le).. Found out the other guy was actually a Sarawakian Christian. Prayed for him at the bus stop opposite the polis station! haha. He was pretty touched and probably really thanking God for keeping him alive..
All in all I think I've learned a valuable lesson out of this..
1. Life is SOOO fragile.. seriously..
2. Sometimes it's hard to be kind and compassionate, it might hurt your wallet and ego, but your reward's in heaven.
3. I received an sms right after the accident.. "If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish motives; Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you; Be honest anyway. What you spent years building, someone will destroy overnight; Build anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. We can never be able to please or satisfy everyone but in the final analysis, it's between YOU and GOD. It was never between you and anyone anyway, for God has the ultimate say. So why get disappointed, frustrated or fooled? Check yourself this day, am I right with God?
4. I should really learn to be humble and think of others first
5. Seriously pray before you drive and don't fool around. Use signals and drive according to the rules. I really dunno what i would do if the fella had died.. seriously..
So anyway... the car's in the workshop now.. a little phobia of driving already since this is the 2nd official accident that I've been involved in.. although i still blame the other people, maybe it's time to check myself as well.. sigh.. one of the things God has been teaching me through this situations is tolerance, forgiveness and humility.. and maybe i'll end with an encouragement, the next time u see a 'reckless' driver or an accident, before u start saying nasty things, remember that it can happen to ANYBODY. It is God's grace and mercy that we are not dead yet.. seriously.. Stop and Thank God that he's faithful to you. Be a good driver on the roads. We are no better than the other 'reckless' people deserve.
Selah (think about it)
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