I would also love if everyone could share an experience related to them after reading my post.
I never really gave much importance to what people call 'a sixth sense'. I always thought that there's no such thing and used to dismiss random thoughts without any consequences.
But ever since I've started riding a bike, I've had 3 accidents.
1. While passing stagnant traffic from the left, I crashed into a car that suddenly opened the door.
2. While riding in the rain, I crashed into the only car on the road. He was parked on one side, and he suddenly came in the way and I couldn't brake. So I skidded, crashed into his right rear view mirror and broke two of my fingers.
3. Most dangerous one. A scooter skidded and fell while trying to pass an auto from the left. The auto swerved to save the people who fell. While swerving, the auto accidentally hit me, so I lost balance and was falling towards my right when I was hit by the mini truck, aka Tata Ace. So I was caught between two vehicles, and after being hit by the second one, while falling, I twisted my leg, which prevented the fall, but I think my ligament may have been damaged.
Anyway, all three of these incidents had one thing in common. I had a strong hunch before they happened. Before the first accident, I felt that someone would open a door and I might crash, but I ignored this feeling. Second time, I felt that I might skid due to an oncoming car. Ignored it again. Third time, I almost knew that that scooter was going to fall leading to a chain reaction. But I still ignored it. On all the three occasions, I ignored my inner voice and got into an accident which may have been prevented.
Just recently, while returning from work, with my girlfriend behind me, I felt a hunch. I said to her, "I have a strong feeling that a dog is going to run into the road and I might skid."
After telling this to her, I was ready with the brakes, reduced my speed and became very cautious about everything on the road. Sure enough, in about a couple of minutes, a guy suddenly brought his bike into the road from a blind spot, and I nearly had my fourth accident. The guy being a symbolic dog, if I may say so.
This incident made me somewhat confident about my inner self, but after this, the next incident convinced me that there is a sixth sense, and I MUST listen to it.
I was returning home at around 12AM. The streets were empty and the streetlights were out. I suddenly felt that there's a jaywalker ahead. I was going around 80kmph when I felt this hunch. I applied the brakes and reduced my speed to 40. Almost instantly, a man ran across the road and I swerved with ease and avoided an accident.
Point I'm trying to make is that there is a sixth sense, I think all of us have it. Most choose to ignore it, and after getting into trouble, they blame others for their mistakes. I used to blame others for my accidents, but now I know it was my fault to ignore my inner voice. I know it and I've apologised to myself for not listening and getting into trouble. I feel apologising was very important for my inner self to know that I accept that I was at fault and everything happened because I was not listening.
If only there was a way to hone this skill, it would be life changing.




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