I'd rather put it as guarded by a higher force for some greater plan for me
i have many stories...i could share them with you all if you like....
i am amazed my self how one man can live through many tragedies and get out unscratched...as you know we lived wars here
I'd be interested in hearing these other stories, too - I have a couple of my own. Maybe we could start another thread, or would this one be okay (Mars Man or other moderator)?
I would say that you have something or someone watching out for you, especially if this has happened more than once. But like some of the other posters pointed out, I wouldn't test it purposely!
I was in a car crash a few months ago where I hit a deer on a highway at night (which is common around here). I was going about 60 mph (100 km per hour) when the deer was suddenly right in front of me. I swerved and braked at the same time (which, if you have time to think about it, isn't a good idea in a car), hit the deer anyway (the police came and found it and euthanized it), and then the car was out of control, like I was on ice. Luckily there weren't any cars in the opposite lane because the car veered to the other side of the road as I tried to get control of it. I had the presence of mind to think, like you do in these situations, "How is this going to end? I could get hurt here" and to ask God in a way to not let that happen. Then the car came back to the right lane, skidded completely around, and stopped after plowing into a shallow ditch on the side of the road. I didn't have a scratch, and didn't even hit my head on the door or anything.
There were two cars behind me that saw this happening - they called the police and came to my door to see if I was all right. They were both amazed that I was unhurt, saying it could have turned out much worse. The police were there in no time, then an ambulance (which I didn't need), then a firetruck (which I also didn't need)! This was a small county and I think I was the only emergency at the time! The policeman who helped me was very kind, and I ended up driving my car out of the ditch and driving it home! I had to get repairs to the hood and bumper and headlight of the car, but I didn't mind that when I thought the car could have been smashed up completely and I could have been killed. I felt bad about the deer, but I was glad that I mentioned to the rescue squad to look for it, because they found it and put it out of its misery. So I felt I did what I could.
Now I have a different colored hood from the rest of the car, but I don't want to pay $1,000 to get it painted! And I'm using it to put animal and environmental stickers on it, as a kind of memorial to the deer.
