Motorcycle Crash Lawyer

Motorcycle Crash Lawyer

Recently, there was an extremely tragic accident that claimed two lives, on State Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont, my hometown, and left a child seriously injured.

What has transpired in those days has rocked my world beyond belief, and left me shell-shocked. I wasn’t even sure if this crash was witnessed by any other, as I witnessed the scariest thing I have ever witnessed, and mourned the tragic death of two great people. I know what it is like to wake up to the real world only to find two people missing and the only survivor killed. I heard the news early Wednesday morning and when my family and friends said, "it has happened” I cringed, as I could not fathom my reality.

At the time, there was actually more to hear about but I needed to keep my head in the game.

I loved and respected the two deceased, one of whom was an awesome lawyer and the other a longtime professor at the University of Vermont, but now I ask myself: How did two individuals meet together on this horrible day? And what will become of the other surviving?

I got an answer tonight, though, in the form of a monumental work of fiction, which is how I ended up knowing that I know the answers to these questions, and someone else on this earth, who did not.

I live my life by two beliefs: The sooner you can look into a mirror, the sooner you can confront the problems, fear, or shame that shadows every day, the sooner you can learn to live differently. Our human mindset, however, doesn’t quite work like that. We can’t just remove the shadow around us and find that’s all the veil we need to cut.

I will admit to keeping my head in the game, and trying to figure out what happened and why.

I will also admit to not being 100% sure, as it does take the entire day, and time can still be a healer.

I will accept that it will be hard to stay this level of forgiving and smiling with this, the most important healing process of my life, for quite some time to come.

What do I know? I do know that, at this level of forgiveness, there comes to be such grace, so greater than we can imagine. And even when we are in pain, there is hope for the person the other person has failed to see.

Through this pain, I have come to realize that it is the person who is culpable of grief, both physical and mental, and, as so said earlier, the problem is not with others but ourselves. Forgiveness cannot arise in anger or resentment, because that is unable to be held onto forever.

The secret lies in forgiveness, and how much we all try to fight and fight, or even stop ourselves from being logical, open, and reflective. I have learned the art of forgiveness, and I can’t tell you how many times I have allowed the others’ wounds to enter my own wound. However, all I need to do is look at my reflection, and let go.

I have practiced forgiveness for months now, and it still comes as a surprise to me, and I think the secret is to not try and figure out what someone else is doing, or why they do things, but understand that human beings have made mistakes in their lives.

Those of us who were not even around the two deceased, did not know them, didn’t understand the conditions that lead to their passing. But we know, that with everyone’s different experiences, comes experiences that we can learn from.

A wall between my heart and my thought control, can be one of the darkest places I’ve ever traveled, where nothing is real except fear and shame. But this is not the root of this sweet reality that has come to me today, and it will not be for some time to come. But the real lesson of forgiveness must be remembered because we all, both members of this earth and those who are unable to see, will always face it.

Therefore, give yourself that gift—write it down, hide it somewhere you can forget about, sometimes you can even leave it in some spot that you can no longer forget—but remember it as often as you can.

Truly, these two unimaginable people still, are living, and it will always be your effort to realize their entire story, but right now, they are not suffering. So forgive them.

And most importantly, remember to love and forgive yourself.

It is always easier to forgive when you are not feeling well, or have something in your life that needs forgiveness.

Of course, forgive anyone who wronged you, but not yourself.

Just as the two deceased were, you need to keep your head in the game, find the truth about yourself, and put your act on your own face.