Short Stories

My life (ENG)

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

- Steve Irwin

As I row alongside the shoreline, I think about how far I've come. If you would have asked me a year ago if I think that I would be alive in a boat right now, I would not hesitate and answer you no. I'm sure that you would have done the same if you were in my shoes. After the accident I was hurt. Badly hurt. My arms were broken, and my right leg was shattered to pieces. I couldn't walk. I had to survive with the little resources I had and even though my chances of survival were slim, I made it.

I'm proud of myself. When I started this journey, I didn't think that I had the skills to survive on my own. But look at me now. Sitting in my boat which I, a simple guy, build myself.

I had to start at zero. I had nothing. Everything either destroyed, burned or lost to be found by god knows who.

You might think "why didn't you just look for a town?" Well, I tried. But I couldn't find anything. Plus, I wanted to start over. I wasn't happy with my life. I didn't have any friends, no family, worst job ever... I would like to say that I had lost everything, but I didn't have anything to lose. It might be better this way. But you know, life is full of twist and turns.

"Life is full of twist and turns" whenever it got hard for me. Whenever I thought I wouldn't survive, or I would lose my sanity. I would just take three deep breaths and tell myself that everything can turn around in a second: "Life is full of twist and turns". My life saver.

The way my life is right now, I like it. It is peaceful and stress-free. Well, almost stress-free. But that's a good thing, really. I mean, when your life is completely stress-free, it would be boring, and you would not feel that relief when solving a problem and you're calm. Anyway, it doesn't matter how you look at it. It is better than it was before.

I sometimes think to myself how the accident changed me, I mean apart from the obvious. It made me a different person. I accepted different things. See things in a completely different light. It is one of the best things that could have happened to me.

I will tell you the story of how I got here. This is my journey: My life after the accident.

This is a special story. It's the first chapter of one of my other books that I'm currently working on. Let me know if you liked it:)