Author: Lee Wise Copyright date: 2003 Word Count: 468 w/bio Characters per line: 60 WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOST Revisiting The Important Dramas Of Our Lives © Lee Wise 2003 All rights reserved
A QUOTE...
DEPTH ©Lee Wise, 2002
The appreciation of life I gain as I process
tragedies in my life and lives of those around me.
A THOUGHT OR TWO...
Our lives consist of a series of stories. Average ones And not-so-average ones
Yesterday I listened as two of our friends shared at a conference their not-so-average story.
The story began as an ordinary return trip from a family outing. It was one of those "nice family times."
Without warning everything changed.
As they drove out one side of a tunnel, car was instantaneously engulfed by a thick fog.
Within minutes our friends found themselves being rushed to nearby hospitals and trauma centers. They were torn apart and sent in three directions: each to their respective place of care.
The words "concussions," "broken back," "broken neck," and "coma" took on entirely new and all-to-real meanings for this average family on what began as their "average" day of fun together.
There were not many people at this particular conference. It could easily be termed "small."
But...
The depth of what was shared as we listened and interacted with our friends who had passed through this disaster created an atmosphere of thanksgiving and appreciation for just being alive.
One of other couples in room had experienced a similar catastrophe. And they, like speakers, became intimately acquainted with term "broken neck." The wife of this couple shared a thought concerning one of many reactions to their ordeal:
