Hi Sheeet Fans,

Have you all ever given much consideration to what time is, and do each, and everyone of us truly have a destiny? They're both topics that intrigue me, as well as cause severe distaste to myself. They are in the realm of unanswerable as absolutes; each person's perspective can view them differently, and in the case of destiny, not at all. I want to share a story that just happened, and it's kinda weird.

I take a late afternoon walk everyday. Usually around a couple miles, and always on the side of the road. I live somewhat rural, and the road our house is used by the further outlying "aldeas", or villages. It's usually a nice walk, and there are plenty of people to see; as they come, and go from their villages to town. The traffic whether they are on foot, bicycle, car, bus, or "colectivo"(small paid shuttles) keeps rolling by.

Usually I walk jamming out to my mp3; it's got the entire spectrum of music loaded, and the variety makes the walk interesting. Also, while I'm walking I usually pick the occasional long stem of grass to simply play with as I walk(I know kinda a faggy habit, but one I enjoy). Today this very practice almost cost me a lot of pain, or my life.

The pickings of grass have really trickled down as the winter, or what little winter we get here is setting in. There just was no grass to grab; which I am a person who likes their habits, and was becoming some what perturbed at no damn grass. I noticed up ahead of me while returning home a patch of tall grass just off the road way, but close. I thought about stopping to pick it, and usually decisions like these for myself can go 50-50; as to whether I follow the want, or not.

I decided not to, and was actually surprised that I kept walking. All of a sudden the screeching of car wheels followed by the sound of wheels sliding on gravel came to my ears from behind. Right at the very exact spot that I was gonna pick the grass a car ran off the road. To be exact, the car ran right over where I would have been picking grass; had I stopped as I had contemplated, then I would have been hit.

So, what was it? What made me not stop, and make the decision to keep walking? Time, and I believe destiny both played a part in the whole affair. The car could have easily slid off the road where I was currently, or it could have slid off anywhere, but where it did slide off was where I had placed actually a lot of thought into stopping. So, the car goes off right where I would have been standing, but something spurred me on. Was it just simple coincidence, or something more?

I have heard many stories like this; many that are by far more incredible. Many people will shrug their shoulders, and say, "coincidence", but I disagree; not by ignorance do I disagree, but through calculating the variables out in my head. Considering all the variables that could have happened in my particular instance, and the very fact I was concentrating on that very spot where the car slid; there just is something more to this life. Not a god per say, but something more; call it destiny.

Maybe all that destiny will be to create a butterfly effect; possibly by simply holding a door, or saying hello. I just don't know, but what happened at 5pm Central Standard Time was the literal wind of destiny pushing me out of the way. I've heard that destiny is the driving force in this world, and until our destiny, or contract with the cosmos is fulfilled we cannot die; just interesting to think about I guess.

Should any of ya'll have anything similar you'd like to share, then please do.
Peace,

Sancho