This morning around 10 AM I walked to my workout place. It was raining since 8 AM. That was such a cold and quiet Sunday morning. I arrived at a T cross street. I saw a black MPV was stopping behind the white line, waited with lighted its left sign on. I understood this car would pass my crossing way. I push the traffic light button to force the cross light.
The cross light turn into white, so I was ready to cross the street. But I waited for a while, look at both side to make sure there is no other vehicle run to me. I saw a white car became closer in low speed and then stopped behind the white line. I stepped on the street, but when I was in half way, that black car suddenly run to me in high speed! It almost hit me!
I was very angry! I shout out ! I cursed that driver!
After I crossed and calmed my self, I just realized one thing: my first reaction was cursing. Why I didn't grateful that I saved..... If this happened to you, what will you first? Cursing or grateful?
Thanks for your responds, comments, and correction.
This reminds me of when I had to go to the hospital in the middle of my work day to get stitches for a deep cut on my hand -- while the doctor was stitching me up he asked how I got cut, and I described what happened (I was working at McDonalds and I had climbed up a large metal storage rack to grab something and when I jumped down my hand swiped along the sharp inside edge of the shelving). Then the doctor asked me, "did you say anything when you saw the cut?" I said, "no, I was alone." Then he said, "are you sure? Did you curse?" And all of a sudden I remembered shouting out a REALLY loud curse at the moment I realized something was wrong (I felt a tiny sting on my hand as I landed on my feet and so I instinctively flicked my wrist and with that flick, a huge amount of blood sprayed all over the place - all over my face and clothes and the shelving, everywhere - and even though I didn't know I was hurt or what happened, it was shocking to see that amount of blood shoot out and I screamed a very quick one syllable curse). Anyway, I laughed and told the doctor, "I totally forgot I had said anything! How did you know?" and he said, "Everyone curses at times like that!"
Years later I came across some little trivia about how swearing is a pain reliever. You can google it... I don't know where I heard it, but I searched just now and here is the first thing that comes up: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisonescalante/2020/05/01/swearing-the-fastest-acting-pain-reliever-of-them-all/?sh=1afe5e6325fa