Picture this. You are driving with 4 friends on a highway on your way home from a party. A drunk driver swerves from an opposite lane and hits your car head on with his truck, killing two of your friends instantly. You are pinned down in the backseat, and the gasoline tank catches fire. The flames surround you as you scream, but the paramedics can't get you out of the burning wreckage in time. Meanwhile, your other friend has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition. When the flames on the car die down, you are still alive, and after many hours, they free you from the wreck and put you on an ambulance. When you finally wake up in the hospital, you find that both your friends had died, and your other friend is still in the hospital. You see that the fingers on both your hands are amputated due to the burns, and that you have lost your nose, ears, hair, and lips. You are partially blind because the fire has scorched your eyes, and the burning pain is unbearable.
2007-02-28 14:53:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
60% of your body has been badly burned, and your body is a mass of scars. The driver that hit you was fined 50,000 dollars and given 7 years in prison. Would life still be beautiful? Could you ever forgive the person who ruined your life?
2007-02-28 14:55:49 · update #1
This is the real life story of Jacqueline Saburido, a drunk driving victim. Visit her website to learn more about her inspiring story.
2007-02-28 14:56:53 · update #2
yes, look what they did to Jesus and what would he do if this happened to Him? Well, we pray we end up in heaven and all these earthly problems would not matter. Read the book of LOT and see where his life was as he lost everything..money, children, health, and respect from everyone...but because he had to faith in God everything was given back to him double..this is also called Karma..its universal in all religions...sometimes you have to go through hell to get to heaven...i was married three times...enough said..amen
2007-02-28 15:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I could not forgive the person who was responsible.Although I don't hold grudges if the person was behind the wheel drunk, then that's a differant story. As for life still being beautiful...well, I would like to think there would still be people more worse off then myself, and as long as I still had the support of my family and friends I think I could come to terms with it. But beautiful? I can't answer that sorry
2007-02-28 23:02:04 · answer #2 · answered by sharkgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If the person that that happened to was having a good life before the incident (and they were), then they would get over it and life would still be beautiful. If they were having a bad life, then no, life wouldn't be beautiful because it never was in the first place.
Bottom line, you can't let something like that ruin your life. And you certainly shouldn't blame the drunk driver. Anyone can make a mistake.
2007-02-28 23:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the person only injured, and not killed, I would perhaps be able to forgive in time.
However, when a person intentionally kills (drunk driving IS intenetional in my book) they can not be forgiven because in order to be forgiven, the person you harmed but forgive you. Because the others are dead, the driver can never be forgiven.
As far as life being beautiful, I really don't know if I could ever see life the same again so my answer is, probably no, life will never be beautiful again to me.
2007-02-28 22:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by Libby 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, and this is why euthanasia laws should be enacted, like, yesterday. We are barbarians when it comes to letting other people suffer. I'd blame religion, but it's not that simple.
Thankfully your story had a positive ending. I am not that victim and I assure you I would be bitter and seeking ways to end my life. I did not have the benefit of your added details when I answered your question, but I would still make the point about human suffering for no reason.
2007-02-28 22:57:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I could not imagine seeing life as beautiful after that, and perhaps for months I would be a very angry person, but over time I think I could adjust and see the beauty in my circumstance.
2007-02-28 22:58:29 · answer #6 · answered by the slightly amusing answers of 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sylvia Browne would say that she chose it. That it was written in her chart.
2007-02-28 23:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no....there are no words to explain how much that would s**k
2007-02-28 22:59:52 · answer #8 · answered by ♥katie♥ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋