It only takes a few seconds to realize that the gift of life really is under-appreciated. I can still remember the exact moment in which I began to understand that life is the most valuable gift that I have ever been given. Never again since that moment have I forgotten how quickly that gift can be taken away. A few seconds earlier or later, a few inches left or right, or maybe just a little …showed first 75 words of 1330 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1330 total…happy. At first, I could only see this accident as being negative, but almost immediately after it occurred, I saw it as having a lot of positive outcomes. I often look back to this point in my life, and see how much I have changed since then. Most importantly, I realized how special the gift of life truly is, and how I should cherish it more than anything else, never taking it for granted again.