"Time I almost died"

This essay is about an accident that happened to me last year, and how did it changed my entire life.         It happened last year, but the memories are still fresh. The slippery road, the small shards of glass, and the coppery smell of the fresh, red blood are still deeply ingrained in my mind. I remember everything just like it happened yesterday. I never pass that stretch of road without seeing it all again.         I …

…friends and my family. I learned that I must value every moment, that life can be very short. I have been given a second chance at life, and now I know I was meant to live a rich full life of challenge and reasonable risk. I find that, in this way, my life becomes much more interesting and meaningful. I understand that one must learn to live each day as if it were the last.