In The Blink Of An Eye

Yes, this is what it looks like.

I saw this motorcycle driver dead on the street, and the cycle beside him/her.

Apparently the truck in front ran him over.

Everyone is waiting around for the ambulance to come and take him away.

There is a lot of gesturing and people are being kept away.

The street is closed down in both directions.

I couldn’t help thinking about someone just going out for a ride on their motorcycle and simply not coming back–that’s it, time is up, game is over!

And then I thought about the driver of truck–either going home knowing that he’s just killed someone or perhaps going to jail for vehicular homicide–who knows.

I sort of imagined the soul of the motocycle driver hovering over his shrouded body and watching and waiting like everyone else.

Life truly hangs by a thread–and there is a Jewish saying about something can happen in just the blink of an eye.

Very sobering, humbling, and definitely a moment for pause and reflection as we think what are we doing with our lives and how do we make every moment count.

(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)