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Mr Mittens
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:36 pm |
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"Let there be light"
I remember the day when I died. It was a sunny Thursday afternoon during the summer holidays, a day where it felt no different to the one before. I could smell the hot road. I could feel the sunlight drenching my entire body warming me to my soul. I remember that day so long ago very well. I could tell you the untold stories of that road, the sounds, the feelings, the taste of car pollution! But I never could tell you the sights... I never could
They say that when you are born into the world the first thing that a baby sees is an explosion of light, like God himself turning on the power switch to your life. But not for me, I was born blind.
I guess I was just one of those lucky one in a thousand cases hey? I used to be bitter. I used to ask myself 'Why me? What did I do to deserve this?'
All of my life I used to just trudge along hating the world for my disability. People used to treat me differently, laugh at me and dump their pity on me. I didn't want their pity. I hated them. I hated them because they had something that I never had, the had seen the light.
I would have done anything to see that light just once, just so I know what it would feel like. It felt like I was never born, like from the moment I was brought into the world I was instantly shut off from it because I never saw that light.
It took me seventeen years... seventeen whole years to finally 'open my eyes' and see that the world can be a good place even though I still technically couldn't 'see' it. There was more to life then just wanting what I didn't have, I began to appreciate what I did have. I had a new outlook on life (in a manner of speaking) and I wanted to share this outlook.
I became a motivationl speaker for other teenagers, whether they could see or not. I wasn't the only one that yearned for that light that everyone was missing in their lives. Some wanted direction in their lives and some just wanted someone to be proud of them. Even though I still wanted that light in my life, I wasn't consumed by it any longer.
I remember the day when I died. It was a sunny thursday afternoon during the summer holidays, a day where it felt no different then the one before. I could smell the hot road. I could feel the sunlight drenching my entire body warming me to my soul, and I remember the screeching breaks. I remember the panic in the air. I remember the car that ran off the road and hit me.
I remember that I heard a voice that called out to me. It sounded like an army of ten thousand in the distance and it trumpted, "Let there be light!" Then I could see it, a tunnel of light. The thing that I had been searching for my entire life was just in front of me! The thing that I had been bitter for seventeen years was right in front of me for the taking! But...
I looked at it and turned around. I began to walk away from the voice, from my light.
The next thing I knew I awoke in a hospital bed. I was offically prnounced dead for 20 whole minutes and it was by some miracle that my heart began beating again.
I finally got what I always wanted, and I let it go. Finally seeing that explosion of light and then waking in a hospital bed made me finally feel alive.
I remember the day when I died. It was a sunny Thursday afternoon and it was the greatest day of my life.
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That was my QCS story, looking back I could of done a lot more with it, but I think that I did a good job considering the silly restrictions that they gave ussssss. It was one of those 'make it up as you write it' stlye of things, and it was the first time I used the 'recurring phrase.' Yay.
Its got nothing on my myspace blogs (cheap plug) but I hope you enjoyed if you read itttt.
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upendy
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:21 am |
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I like it! Really gets me thinking about stuff.
And now I can't even give you kudos  . |
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dosthecat
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:00 pm |
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after a brief expeditionary visit, i can say that myspace doesn't seem so evil, but only as long as you stay on shane's blogs.
matter of fact, i had to mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm several times over the course of reading all the stuff on there.
in all seriousness, i'd like to have a novel from you, shane. the short pieces i've read so far are of the caliber of J.M. Coetzee, probably my favourite 'real' author, a great craftsman working through the medium of the english language. not just similar quality, but a similar flavour as well i guess.
i wouldn't be at all surprised if you end up with bookers, pulitzers, and maybe even your own nobel-for-literature some day if you keep it up...
your writing at the very least is worthy of far more than just 'kudos'.
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Mr Mittens
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:14 pm |
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A Nobel prize is a bit far off but in the mean time thank you so much 
I put a lot of work and a lot of pride in what i write, I'm trying my best to just practise and get better and better... I'm so so thankful for anyone that bothers to take time out of their life to read something that i have to write. Thank you all sooo much for even reading, even if you didn't like/understand it.
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:15 pm |
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lol if i were you id make people pay to read it
thats a robbie compliment:p
(joking)
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Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:54 pm |
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| That Guy wrote: | | lol if i were you id make people pay to read it |
Not yet!
(good idea though...)
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