Originally Posted by Jay Zeno
On the other hand, true story: Some months ago, there was a girder that fell from a bridge on I-70, crunching down on a van as it passed underneath and killing the family inside. If they had done anything differently that morning, they would still be alive.
So you wait for a light turning red instead of running through. Up ahead, a truck carrying gravel loses control, goes over the center line, and drops itself and its load right where you would have been. You realize that a split-second decision to slow down saved your life.
Do you live your life any differently? If so, why? Why not start now, if life is that tenuous anyway?