14 December 2009

Crash!

This morning, as I was ferrying the girlfriend to work as per the routine every school vacation, a black Mazda 6 forced his way to overtake me along the merging slip road leading to TPE. Once we were on the expressway, a lorry immediately cut in front of me forcing me to slow down significantly. The next thing I know, the lorry swirled and I jammed my breaks. I managed to stop my car just before hitting the lorry.

The next few seconds feels almost like a slow motion feature when the black Mazda 6, which was now just ahead of the lorry, swung across the expressway in a fashion usually seen only in a Hollywood movie and crashed into the side railings.

In that instance, I felt the protective powers of the shoten zenjin. Had I not backed away at the slip road as he was trying to overtake me, the positions of our vehicles would be reversed and I would be the “Hollywood stuntman”. On my return trip after sending the girlfriend to work, I noted that an ambulance was at location. I guessed he sustained quite a serious injury. I wish him well and speedy recovery.

And I believe the hour plus daimoku I did during gajukai duty works.

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.