Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Frailty of Human Life

They are all okay (well, alive and going to stay that way, though there were some bad injuries), but some of my friends got into a bad car wreck this weekend. One of my pretty good friends, one guy that I know through track, one guy that I just met recently but really think is awesome, one guy that I know a little, and one guy that I've never met... it's scary to think how close it was.

I got an e-mail from a mutual acquaintance of ours telling us about their wreck... each of the guys' condition was listed there, and my stomach just sank when I read the words "wreck" and realized that it was people that I knew. I almost started crying even as I just scanned the e-mail looking for information on if they were okay. As I found each of their names, I just got more and more scared about the rest of them.

They were going to Montana to brand cattle at one of the guy's grandparents' farm. And yesterday I waved to them and said, "Bye guys! Have fun at the farm!" That could have been the last thing I ever said to them.

I just keep thanking God over and over again that they're all right. I'm pretty sure I'm going to freak out when I see Collin and just start spouting out how glad I am that he's alive. Also, I'll probably force him to give me a hug. I may request a hug from Ben and Justin too, when I run into them next. Geez, the nerve of those boys going around and scaring me like that... heh.

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