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Originally Posted by Angela  That is a funny hypothetical happening! |
Have you seen what happens to me in cartoons? That's everyday life.
So my understanding is that you didn't ask for the cow to come flying through the window, per say, but you can always choose how you
experience the cow coming through the window. Is that accurate? If so, I call that "having a great attitude!"
Recently my girlfriend and I were in a car accident. We were just sitting at a red light, minding our own business, when two cars collided in front of us at 45mph, with one being sent into us. Naturally (or unnaturally) this would have scared and caused a lot of stress for many people. But for us, we almost started laughing.
Our conversation went like this.
Daffy: Are you okay?
Girlfriend: Yeah, are you?
Daffy: Yeah I'm fine. Well that was fun.
Girlfriend: I was so close to getting in Reverse and backing away! (Indeed, she was quick enough to get it in Reverse, but not enough so to hit the gas pedal)
Daffy: It was in front of us, and we were like whoa. Then it came for us, and we were like WHOA! Well, let's get out. Gotta make sure no one is dead.
No one was dead, fortunately. One of the ladies had an ******* husband though. When he arrived in his crappy excuse for a sports car, he was clearly more upset about his wife's car than his wife's well-being.
So my point. I don't think we did anything to attract a car being sent into us (although I'm sure some might disagree and say we somehow attracted it on an unconscious level), but we certainly controlled how we reacted and felt about it.