How many times in our lives have we all skipped death?

[Anonymous]

Every single time I hear about accidents taking places or illnesses/ailments taking, it makes me wonder how often that could've been us any time and we're still alive.

Just a couple days ago, my male friend and I hanging out for some chitchat. I got a bit distracted in the conversation and just as I was ready to cross the street, he pulled me back, said ''be careful''. Suddenly a speeding car just passed right in front of me, barely missing me. That would've probably been it for me. Gone at the age of 36.

Then years ago, the doctors discovered where my stomach tumor was located (luckily benign) and removed it. I'm childless but if I would've found the right person years earlier and gotten pregnant (with that bleeding tumor still there), I've died giving birth. My death would've been likely ruled out as hemorrhage.

Seriously, how many times in our lives have we been skipping death?

[Sour-rose]

Once. Once in my known life. Twice when i was a baby but that's not my story.

Anywho, that once i sat in my car 5 hours when i had 22 minutes until home. I was glad i could move after 5 hours but why was there such a long time to do it? Someone drove through the wire barrier and killed 5 folks of a van on the other side of the highway... the two folks on the other died. They rode in opposite traffic. by accident i'm sure but i... could have died that day. But since I left a few minutes later instead of immediately going back home... i'm here.

[BrookeAZ90]

I got lucky the time I blew a tire on a freeway and flipped over. Last month some old lady who needs her license taken away either would have killed me or both of us if I didn't break fast enough. And earlier in the year someone plowed through a stop sign right in front of me. If I had gotten there 3 seconds sooner I'd have died.

[lightbulb27]

quite a few and I avoided killing someone by listening to that "sixth sense"... e. g. God. Had I not gotten out of a car to see what was hidden behind me, I'd have run over a neighbor kid and ruin both our lives. Thank God! Listen, and you shall be rewarded! I'm thaknful.

sometimes, that's what we should be, maybe there is something to "guardian angels", hard to explain otherwise.

[Agape93]

As of today, around 19 to 21 times.

[Asker]

Yes it's very interesting that luck plays part of our lives. My mother also told me the story that when I was 2, I let go of my mom's hands and ran across the streets. A male driver stopped in the nick of time, barely missing me, hand me over to my mom and reprimanded her harshly. I was shocked when I heard that. Wow... death nearly got me at age 2 also.

[Agape93]

It's funny how life works

[In_Trance]

less than 10