I went for a walk yesterday with my friend Jim. We stopped by the post office to get my personal mail and I noticed an envelope I have seen numerous times over the last two years but never opened (I’ve let Renee have the honors).
That envelope contains a check from the individual that hit us head on July 28th, 2003 (administered by the State of Hawaii). On that date, he was released from jail at 8:00am. He decided to get high on crystal meth and go for a drive. He walked away from the crash with minor injuries - impact speed of over 120mph – we didn’t.
Jim asked what I would do if I saw him. I thought about it for a split second and said, “Nothing. Maybe I would say something lame like, ‘What goes around comes around – have a nice life.’ I have no grudge – I don’t even know his name.”
Today I opened it (it is all he can afford to pay based on his life circumstances). As you can see he will remember us for a very long time – at least 100 years at this rate.
