Judith felt dazed.

‘Can you hear me?’

‘Yes’, she replied groggily.

‘You’ve just been involved in an accident but you’re absolutely fine.’

The face of a kindly paramedic came into focus.

Judith felt a rush of panic and looked around for the rest of her family.

‘You’re all safe. It’s okay’, the paramedic reassured her.

She nodded weakly. It would take a while to process everything that had happened.

But she would look back on this day and realise that it had changed her life forever.

Dear you,

Most of us lead lives where we feel safe and secure most of the time. So when something like an accident occurs, we are shaken to the core.

When we have dangerous encounters or even near death experiences, everything changes. Up until that moment, we might have been just going along without too much thought about life itself. But then we realise how precious life really is.

We like to think we are in control of our lives. The truth is, life can be unpredictable and fragile.

This doesn’t mean we should live in fear. Instead, we should live in freedom. We should live with an appreciation of valuable life really is.

We really shouldn’t wait till something ‘big’ to realise how precious life is.

Every day is precious.

Thank you for reading. And don’t forget, spread your smile 😊