So, I almost just died

Fun story, walking back from grabbing lunch approximately 10-minutes ago I was almost absolutely obliterated and most definitely killed while crossing a cross walk in the middle of Montclair.

I was walking down the street when I stopped at an intersection waiting for the light to turn green. As it turned green, I paused for maybe 1-2 seconds before stepping off the sidewalk and immediately after taking 2 steps off of the sidewalk a car whizzed past the front of my face doing 40-mph easy. No exaggeration I did not even see it coming.

It all happened so fast, and I was most definitely about to be killed based on the fact that a woman crossing the other side of the street actually gasped/may have screamed at the closeness of the encounter.

Man 11/10/21 almost ended it all. What a wild weird feeling that is.

The funny thing is, walking home I casually called my mom to tell her what happened and she freaked out was like borderline to tears. I think it’s taken me this full 15-min window since that near miss to absorb that I actually could not be alive right now. I’m actually just starting to feel the nerves from the encounter now this long after the event.

I often harp about how short life is, and how much we take for granted and how easily life can be over in an instant and brushed up against that reality man am I feeling some feelings. There is no denying I have always lived my life fully and without regrets but fuck if I didn’t see my life flash before my eyes and think to myself that I honestly have a lot more living to do…