When accidents happen, either they happen unexpectedly or because people are not careful enough

Philippines
April 11, 2018 8:17am CST
At the school's recognition program today, I was about to take a seat where it is nearer the stage but a teacher asked me to move backward. I wanted to ignore her but I obeyed and moved backward. Two hours later? A poor lad got hit with a heavy steel bar that fell exactly on the chair that I evacuated. If I didn't move, it should have been me. I felt sorry for that lad who I think was taken to the hospital because his head was bleeding badly. Accidents happen, but they shouldn't happen if people are careful enough to have safely secured that steel bar in the first place. I thank God for His protection over me and I pray that the young lad did not have serious injury and is now okay.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 18
Good riddance, my friend. I hope the young boy is okay too.
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• Philippines
11 Apr 18
I'm sure he'll be okay and no concussion, I hope.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Apr 18
@neelia_lyn Hopefully. No word from the school?
• Philippines
12 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 No further news yet as of now. All they've said was the victim was given the treatment he needed.
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@skysnap (20153)
11 Apr 18
I think it's all about timing some of the time. Things are meant to happen do happen.
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• Philippines
11 Apr 18
It shouldn't happen if the people who put that steel bar to hold a covering or shade should have secured it properly so as not to cause accidents like that. I agree, though, that there are things that are meant to happen, happen.
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@skysnap (20153)
11 Apr 18
@neelia_lyn yeah. seen even the perfect things breaking in some cases.
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@PurnaSharma (2561)
• Guwahati, India
11 Apr 18
I'm sorry for that boy but it was in his destiny to become a victim.If it was not so then why that teacher asked you to move backward.
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
Yeah, I feel really sorry for that boy but relieved that I was spared from that accident.
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@jaboUK (64355)
• United Kingdom
12 Apr 18
It's just luck that the boy got hurt instead of you bad luck for him, good luck for you. Why do you think your god didn't protect him too?
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
If something happens I always have two thoughts: 'This is meant to happen' and 'Should the variable (person) have been more careful it wouldn't have happened'.
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