A close call. Driving on the highway with my family I saw a terrible accident

It was Ramadan. My brother had recently learned how to drive. He still had not received his driver’s license. After iftar our parents were taking a nap when my brother asked me to join him to do a small errand from a nearby shop. He picked our father’s car keys and started walking out the door. I stopped him reminding him he still was not a professional driver. He reassured me that we are just going two lanes away and we will be back by the time father wakes up. We both sat in the car and before my brother started the car he reminded me wear your seat belt and so I did. He was driving carefully on the empty road but as he realized there was no car in sight he started accelerating. He was driving faster now until he saw a car reversing from a parking space and instead of hitting on the brakes he ended up speeding even more until the cars crashed into each other.

 The man in the other car died on the spot. But thanks to Allah Almighty my brother and I survived the accident without even a scratch. Although it did affect us psychologically that even today I get upset when I see a road accident and it reminds me of the accident I went through. We all learn from our experiences in life. The accident made me realize how precious life is and careful and cautious we should be. It brought me closer to Allah and strengthened my faith. Whereas my brother became sensitive as he blamed himself of his careless driving that resulted in a loss of a life. He would even break into aggression if someone spoke to him about it. But with time he too recovered from it and learned the lesson to drive carefully.

Certain events in people’s lives change them completely. This too happened with me. I now have become a different person compare to what I was before the accident. It was the most frightening experience of my life. I nearly tasted death. The event made me realize the importance of life but most of all it made me understand the significance of driving safely not only for your life but also others who on the road.