Martin (a very dear family friend) was 77 years young when he passed away yesterday.
Little did he know that during a 3 minute wait for the car that that would be his last moment of life.
It was a freak accident that had killed him. He was leaving a restaurant after a lunch/meeting with a couple of fellow Masons (there were 5 in all). Four of the men waited outside while the 5th went to get the SUV. The SUV was converted for a left foot driver because the owner had had a stroke a few years back. The person retrieving the vehicle was not the owner and had forgotten about the conversion. Needless to say he hit the four men waiting. 2 of them died at the scene, 1 was taken to the hospital in critical condition and the 4th walked away.
We must always remember to enjoy life as it may be your last.
My prayers go out to the 2 who were killed, the one in the hospital, the other who walked away but also to the driver whom was a friend to all 4. He is heartbroken, the feeling of guilt races through him for causing the death of friends and injuring the others. I know that he is forgiven.
Here's my take on life and death....When we are born we then begin to die. How we die is not as important as to when. Things are put in front of us to make sure that when your time is up, you just need to come home. We all just never know.
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