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reminded of our mortality

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Niamh
, 02-27-2008 at 01:55 PM (1607 Views)
Every now and then as we plod through our lives we are reminded of our own mortality. Today was one of those days for me.
You all know i work in the airport. So many things happen there everyday. Aparently a woman gave birth in the check in area a couple of weeks ago. But we do have some really tragic events too.
Today, out on the apron directly below my office window, a middle aged man who was working for a construction company doing repairs to the apron, was crushed by a buldoser. Aparently he had been looking at the engine and the machine turned on and rolled on top of him. I didnt see the accient happen but my office came very aware of it not long afterwards when the fire brigade, police and ambulances arrived and that area was cordoned off. We could see everything. What reminded me of my mortality was the fact that we were all consious of where the dead man lay, covered by a sheet of tarpolin. It was a shocking think to watch.
My heart goes out to the poor mans family. They have lost a father, a husband and a son.
God rest his soul and may he rest in peace.
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  1. pussnboots's Avatar
    what a tragedy
  2. andave_ya's Avatar
    Wow, I'm really sorry. that's awful.
  3. Virgil's Avatar
    I hate it when I have to see a body covered up. Actually I would hate it even more if it weren't covered up. Let's put it this way, I hate the thought of death. I know B-M keeps saying it's part of life, and of course it is. But I don't want to deal with it or accept it. I always think is of Dylan Thomas's great poem, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Here are the first three lines that everyone should remember: "Do not go gentle into that good night,/Old age should burn and rave at close of day;/Rage, rage against the dying of the light." When it comes to death, I'm a fighter.
  4. Shalot's Avatar
    That is sobering for sure. I hope he didn't suffer.
  5. LadyWentworth's Avatar
    Oh, how horrible! Something happened to a man yesterday that was working in a town about an hour from me. He was a backhoe operator in a quarry. The backhoe was frozen in the ice. He was trying to get it out when the backhoe suddenly fell into the water and knocked him unconcious. They searched for him in the water but didn't find his body until 6 hours later. I felt so bad when I heard it (because the early reports were that they were "searching" for him and then they later changed it to a "recovery" situation). I just always feel so terrible when I hear stories like this one and the one you told. What bothers me about these 2 stories is that these men were just going about their business at work, as usual. They never expected such a thing to happen. They didn't wake up thinking they were going to go to work and die in such tragic ways. I just think it is so sad.
  6. Niamh's Avatar
    Yeah hearing about things like this is really upsetting. Looking at where someones actual dead body is, is nauseating. It was shocking to find out what was going on, esp seeing as we were all looking out the window wondering what was happening until one of the book team came in and told us what had happened. Poor guy...
  7. mtpspur's Avatar
    There is life as in the child being born and death as in the worker. A time for reflection and thought. Unlike Virgil I do not look forward to death as to rage against it as more to accept its inevitability. Though I lack peace within myself as my poorly spent life I have peace that my soul rests with the Lord and His timing is perfect. As I get older I am starting to have more and more losses in my ife and starting to wonder when the veil will be opened for me. I do not advocate eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die but live as best you can (this takes more maturity then I proffer) and leave the rest with God. With respect and hope this helps. Rich