Today, I am celebrating the 30th anniversary of my motorcycle accident. At fifteen I crashed into a wall with out wearing a helmet. I was left on the street for dead. By chance a neighborhood friend was in the area, ran home and told my brother Esteban, about the accident. Esteban a few years later recalled the incident, “you were laying on the asphalt, your head was cracked open and it was disgusting. I had to scrape every part up and hold your head together until we got you to the hospital. If you were not my brother I cannot ever imagine doing that.” Lucky me, I made it, with a little less brain cells but still functioning. :)
So what did I learn from it?
First and foremost, wear a helmet when riding a bike.
Second, I learned to appreciate life at its fullest everyday.
Third, before I complain about life, I think of someone who died and left this world too early.
We all have dreams, but only a few are willing to accomplish them. The majority is afraid of trying, risking and failing. Errors are part of life and growing up, there are called experiences! If you are not failing it is because you are not risking enough! If you are not risking, you are not living!
I took this paragraph from Taking Risk "The majority of times when you talk to an older person, they will say “IF I was your age, I WOULD be doing so and so….”, when I get older I will say “ WHEN I was your age, I WAS doing so and so…” I was there… very important. Rich or poor when you’re lying in bed as an old man, the only thing that you have are your memories or regrets!"
So while celebrating my anniversary I know that each day is a gift and I will enjoy it.
Enjoy life, you only have a few decades!
So what did I learn from it?
First and foremost, wear a helmet when riding a bike.
Second, I learned to appreciate life at its fullest everyday.
Third, before I complain about life, I think of someone who died and left this world too early.
We all have dreams, but only a few are willing to accomplish them. The majority is afraid of trying, risking and failing. Errors are part of life and growing up, there are called experiences! If you are not failing it is because you are not risking enough! If you are not risking, you are not living!
I took this paragraph from Taking Risk "The majority of times when you talk to an older person, they will say “IF I was your age, I WOULD be doing so and so….”, when I get older I will say “ WHEN I was your age, I WAS doing so and so…” I was there… very important. Rich or poor when you’re lying in bed as an old man, the only thing that you have are your memories or regrets!"
So while celebrating my anniversary I know that each day is a gift and I will enjoy it.
Enjoy life, you only have a few decades!
