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My Life Experience

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My life was significantly changed less than a week ago. The perception of life changed for my sister and I. The experience was daunting, but eye-opening. I walked away learning a numerous number of lessons. I hope my unfortunate event helps others to realize they should always be very cautious. I have learned first hand what they say is true, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. On Tuesday, February 6th, I was a sixteen year old girl who had never had to experience any perilous happenings before. I genuinely thought nothing could happen to me. I felt as if I was invincible to accidents. Although that was not the case on Wednesday morning at 7:12 a.m.
It was just another typical ride to school with my sister. I was at a stop sign to …show more content…

When I approached it an African-American lady was getting out of her car. She was not hurt in any way and she was extremely cordial. Soon the police officers and paramedics ran to me and said that if me and my sister were not wearing our seatbelts this accident could have ended badly. Then one of the police officers asked if I was hurt and if anyone else was. I told them I was fine, but I insisted that they should go check my sister. Since my sister was bleeding a lot, she was taken to a doctor. The police officers continually asked me questions about what happened but I couldn’t remember that well. So they asked the lady and she explained. The police officers then questioned whose fault it was. Although she was speeding 25 over the speed limit so she reached my car sooner than I expected, I still believe it was my fault. If I would have checked my left side one more time before leaving the stop sign I could have prevented the accident.
I learned as a result of my accident that life can change literally in the blink of an eye. I believe the experience has changed me and my life significantly, for the better. After this I fully understand why we must live everyday to the fullest and learn to enjoy every moment because we don’t know what tomorrow will bring. After the accident, I spent three days being depressed. I rarely ate, talked to people, and could not focus on anything other than my mistake. But because of this experience I began

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