thats heavy, man.
And now i pose, to you, a question; i don't expect i will believe your answer no matter what it is, for i don't think anyone can truly answer it with complete certainty: IS THERE A GOD?
Through out my life i have been mostly agnostic, my entire family is athiest, but i, clearly, have pondered faith and religion on several occasions. I don't know very much about any particular religion so i don't believe it is possible to commit myself to believing in any one god.
On Thursday afternoon, at about 1pm, something happened that made me believe there is a greater being. My older sister, Stephanie, was driving home from town as usual. She wasn't exceeding the speed limit or driving in a rechless manner. When she reached the intersection at the junction she had the green light, so obviously she kept driving. But the semi with two full length trailers, turning left, hadn't seen her. She slammed on the brakes and listened to the squealing of the tires. She watched as she got closer and closer and closer to the moving semi before she drove head on into the tire base located between the two trailers. Though her truck is now completely totalled, she got out with just a minor bump on her head. If she would have made contact a second earlier, she would undoubtedly be dead, a second later, she would undoubtedly be dead. So who was guiding her truck to hit that spot? That one spot that kept her alive? Who saved my sisters life on thursday afternoon? that is the question i pose for you.
When i asked my mother this she said "If there was a god, the truck wouldn't have turned in the first place." I refuse to believe that is true. I dont know why, i just find it hard to believe.
Liz, out.
Through out my life i have been mostly agnostic, my entire family is athiest, but i, clearly, have pondered faith and religion on several occasions. I don't know very much about any particular religion so i don't believe it is possible to commit myself to believing in any one god.
On Thursday afternoon, at about 1pm, something happened that made me believe there is a greater being. My older sister, Stephanie, was driving home from town as usual. She wasn't exceeding the speed limit or driving in a rechless manner. When she reached the intersection at the junction she had the green light, so obviously she kept driving. But the semi with two full length trailers, turning left, hadn't seen her. She slammed on the brakes and listened to the squealing of the tires. She watched as she got closer and closer and closer to the moving semi before she drove head on into the tire base located between the two trailers. Though her truck is now completely totalled, she got out with just a minor bump on her head. If she would have made contact a second earlier, she would undoubtedly be dead, a second later, she would undoubtedly be dead. So who was guiding her truck to hit that spot? That one spot that kept her alive? Who saved my sisters life on thursday afternoon? that is the question i pose for you.
When i asked my mother this she said "If there was a god, the truck wouldn't have turned in the first place." I refuse to believe that is true. I dont know why, i just find it hard to believe.
Liz, out.
posted by Liz @ 10:12 PM
2 Comments:
At April 17, 2007 9:42 PM,
Anonymous said…
There's a something, or many somethings, or maybe your sisters inner 'ness' guided it. Or maybe it was a 1 in a billion little pebble that influenced it. I can't say i know what it was at all, nobody really can. Unless some all powerful being comes and announces its the ruler of all. Till then, guess were just gunna be wondering! :D Fun fun
At April 22, 2007 6:45 PM,
Liz said…
I think that is how it should be really, once we know it will just be another one of the 800 billion other things that we are familiar with but dont really see....and then we won't apprectiate it
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