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When I was an early teenager my brothers friend allowed me to 'have a spin' in his car while they were fixing some fences down in the back paddocks. Never having actually driven before, I thought I'd give it a go.. I found out that corners, speed and a dirt road actually don't go together really well. I rounded the corner a little too fast, fishtailed a few times and then lost it. The car spun complete circles and stopped abruptly against what I now know was an embankment. What followed went something like this..
After opening my eyes all I could see was white... I thought to myself there was no way I could be dead, the car didn't even roll. But I could not see a thing. I thought well if this is it, so far so good.. I was even a little excited. I opened the door to the car and put my foot out to where the ground should have been. Yep, it was there but this still told me nothing. The dust eventually gave way to my surroundings, to couple with the sad fact that I was still here, I had to go and tell my brothers friend what happened. It cost me a new tyre and wheel rim for his car.. but it was, for a few minutes, a surreal experience.
A funny moment that I will never forget, but nowhere near a 'near death' experience upon reflection...
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To those who wander but who are not lost...
~ Knowledge is not something you acquire, it is something you open yourself to.
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