Thursday, July 14, 2011

I was close to death today-saved by a miracle

All I can say I just had a new life - friends, I was so close to death and yet so far-I live in Calcutta a city in India-it was about 3.50 in the afternoon I was in a hurry to go to The Amway India Enterprise ADC Office to renew my business membership-thought about going by bus-so I stood at the bus stop.It being a Saturday the road was quite empty.A near empty bus arrived I was about to get up and put my right leg forward and stepped on the footboard,suddenly the bus moved forward-from nowhere a young man ran and tried to get into the bus in the process he accidently kicked my right leg-I lost balance and both my legs fell below the footboard-I was hanging from the front gate-I could see the rear wheel and knew it would be a few moments for me to lose my grip-and then the rear wheels would run over my legs or my stomach-thoughts ran across my mind -what would happen to my wife and my two kids?Where will they look for my body-how will they take it or face it -especially when there had been 2 deaths in the family,recently-my father in January and my mother in July,this year -I was next-should I somersault- no not at this age of 50 plus I thought-for the cars behind would not be able to brake fast and run over me-the bus was still in full motion-no I thought I will not give in easily,I raised and folded my legs inorder to avoid it being grazed along the road,I was still hanging and the the bus was moving and no one noticed me not even the conductor-7 minutes was like 7 years-my hands were giving away-I started to pray-God take me fast-painlessly-and look after my family-but God had other ideas-believe me my friends-it happened to me - a hand from nowhere caught me and lifted me slightly up and my foot hit thr footboard. I felt ground under my feet and raised myself up-it was then that the conductor noticed me and pulled me in.I didnt tremble but turned round towards the door to thank the person who put his arms around my waist-THERE WAS NO BODY THERE AND THE BUS WAS STILL MOVING-I sat and wondered with sweat trickling down my forehead, who could it be ? Death was so close-was it not a miracle-I realised I got a new life-someone definitely lifted me up -who could it be for I had no strenght to lift myself up-and had given up hope to survive-I still have no answer my friends-do you?

( AS NARRATED TO ME BY MY HUSBAND-HE HAD A NARROW ESCAPE )

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