Monday, December 1, 2008

Luck

There was once this guy, a victim of a blast, not too long ago.

As the fatal explosion occurred, shrapnel entered his body, like it did to others around him. Others died.

The biggest piece that entered his body was a bullet casing that went in through his chest, missed the heart and lungs, missed the great vessels carrying his life-blood, missed the gullet and the windpipe and lodged at the back of his throat.

And all the doctors had to do was to make a small slit and remove it from there.

Two ball bearings also hit his face, neatly entering on either side of his right eye and getting stuck in the skull, leaving his eye - and his vision - intact.

Luck? Good karma?

I don't know... do you?

11 comments:

David Ratnasabapathy said...

Once I drew a target on the garden wall. Then I walked to the other side of the garden. Then I blindfolded myself. Then I took 500 darts and threw them all at that wall. And one of the darts went right into the centre of the target!!

Hoot-a-Toot said...

Yeah...makes you wonder...
I believe in Karma...maybe it just wasn't his time to go. Your post makes me think...but it makes me uncomfortable 'too cause I really don't understand Karma and I want to understand.

Dee said...

Good Karma for sure! wow...

ps- sure, i'll mail u the PP post :) send me a mail deeceeincolombo@gmail

Lady divine said...

good heavens!
maybe it's a mix of things.. timing.. karma... I dunno...

hmmm... most of all, it's a situation to be thankful for..:)

Anonymous said...

I suppose his part in this world i not over yet.. It's all part of the greater plan.. If you believe in this Karma kinda thing.

Anonymous said...

Sometimes luck is just good Karma.

T said...

well neither luck NOR good karma considering he was a victim of a blast isnt it? then again, thats a glass half empty approach.

Anonymous said...

woah that's hectic.
i dont know if i believe in luck. or karma. maybe karma. i like the idea of it.

interesting post :)

-Gypsy

Angel said...

Glad the post provoked some thought...

David : no kidding?

T : I never thought of it that way... much respect....

Knatolee said...

I vote for luck. Whatever it was, he's a fortunate man!

Scrumps said...

Good karma I think! :)