Bumped

Greetings!!


Today, on my way back home from university by public transport in the peak hours of the day, I was excessively exasperated when the driver refused to drive any faster than 40km/hr and repeatedly braked horrendously, sending commuters thrown to the front of the vehicle. Tired with the day at the university, and unexplainably upset with some occurrences, I mused myself for sometime by envisioning a road accident, probably caused by a brake-failure. I imagined the windscreen shattered into a million pieces thrown towards the inside. I imagined screams, despair, pain and blood. I stopped for a minute and realized I was imagining depressive images which were not at all good for the brain. I immediately diverted my mind to other things like the newly paved roads and the cars that overtake so close to the gigantic vehicle that an accident not occurring is purely by luck! Through the rest of the journey, I had forgotten my imagination.


With only about 3kms left till my drop-point, the bus stopped at one of the bus stops for the driver's sip of life. Everyone was waiting for the driver to get back to his job when a horrific jerk sent all the commuters toppling over one another. My first instinct said the driver had released the clutch while the gear was not neutral. However, almost immediately, I was confirmed this was not the case. Everyone seemed suddenly worried gawking at the back of the bus. Following their stares, I found out the jerk had resulted from another bus bumping in from behind. Taken aback, I remembered my imagination. I immediately repented for imagining disaster and quickly thanked the Almighty that my vision was not completely true.


Sometimes, what one thinks and thinks really hard, does become the reality. One should be careful even with their thoughts because even though they are not audible, they can become reality.


Peace.