I've been sitting here for the past few days following the news of the sub that lost contact with its mothership while descending to the Titanic. My prayers are with their families, and I hope for a miracle as things aren't looking too good right now. We had one happy ending recently with children that were found alive weeks after a plane crash, and I can only hope and pray that we have another.
This all reminds me of the time I fell over the railings of my ship late at night during stormy seas while in the navy. In the blog post: Life is Precious #8 - The Night I Almost Died, Yet Learned To Live..., I shared the full horror of being tossed overboard in the dead of night while hanging on with my fingers for dear life.
It took a lot out of me as I re-lived the entire experience moment by moment, all over again. But I wanted to get it down on the blockchain in the hope that it might inspire someone else when they needed it the most.
I've got my fingers crossed in hope for those five brave souls, but I know just how unforgiving the sea can be. My mishap occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean as well, and I recall the second-by-second fight to ignore the impulse to just give up, let go, and slide into the seemingly endless depths of the ocean.
What kept me going? The will to live, my family,. and the thought of my lonely blessed grandmother having no one to visit her (who wasn't seeking money like my other grifter family members). She would be heartbroken if I let go of that railing...
So I held on.
If you read that Hive post from three years ago, you'll see that only one person responded; good ol' @felt.buzz left the only comment, and I was so grateful that he did. At least SOMEBODY saw it.
Two years later on Memorial Day, 2022, I wrote Part two Life is Precious #8 - The Night I Almost Died, Yet Learned To Live... (Part 2). I poured my heart into that post, but this time no one responded, not even a member of the Hive veterans community. So I had to hope someone found it on Google or through my Twitter account(s) where I have much more reach than I've ever had after six years on Hive.
But I have faith that the words will find those that need them when the time is right.
when I joined the Navy, they said I qualified for Sub School in Groton, Connecticut. I told the recruiter that there was no way in seven hell's they were getting me aboard a craft where you could hear the pressure on the walls as that thing descended. It was bad enough being on a ship! But at least there I had a fighting chance.
And that's what I hope for with those five people trapped aboard that tiny sub in the vast Atlantic Ocean. Lord, give those people a fighting chance, but if that is not to be, I know you'll welcome them into the bright light of your warm embrace when their journey is complete.
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Having read about your near death experience in the navy, I sure can understand how you must feel when reading about this sub.
In all honesty, I avoid the news as much as I can these days, as I am highly sensitive and news is merely drama and/or propaganda and definitely not aimed at making us happy. My (mental) health is important to me.
Life is precious indeed.
Thanks for reading my account of what happened to me. You're likely the only person on Hive that read part 2. In fact I got emotional just a few minutes ago reading them again, as everything kept flooding back to me.
Despite the Devil whispering "Just let go" I hung on for the sake of my beloved Grandmother and got to spend the last years we had with her, so I'm happy about that.
My thoughts now are about those 5 people trapped in that tiny sub. Here's to hoping for a happy ending, or if failing that, a quick one.
I had a special bond with my maternal grandmother too ( being the eldest of 10 grand children ). She lived up till the age of 93 and was healthy and full of life, before dementia took over around her 90th.
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Beautifully written and heartfelt too. I hope and they make it🤞🏽.
The story of your brush with death is so invigorating, in-depth and lovely. Although the second link to the part two cannot be assessed.
I'm sorry there were no engagements as that story had loads of pointers for good engagement. I guess it was not noticed or mistakenly overlooked. It's nice that you are looking at the upside of it as the many who will benefit from it, will find it.
The sea can be very brutal. While I've not actually been on the sea, I've experienced its rage as a mere pedestrian watching from afar off. I do hope the heavens give those people an opportunity to make it through... Anything is possible