“Your car will go on fire!”
A thought suddenly popped in my head out of nowhere as I drove my car on the motorway to see new acquaintances that I met in QHHT online group. I was on my way to Portsmouth to do a QHHT session on an early morning Sat 31 Jul 2021. I dismissed the thought and I was minding my own business and look forward to the session ahead of me.
I did two sessions that day and it concluded around 19:30. I knew I had a long drive ahead of me and I did not want to catch any rain home so I hurried to go back home before it gets dark. So I thought. Between 30-40 mins later since I left Portsmouth, I noticed my engine sounded awful as I drove at the middle of the lane on a motorway. I do not listen to the radio when I am driving because I want to listen to my engine and what is going on around me. When I heard something was not right with my engine, I looked at the back of my rear mirror and all I could see was black smoke coming out from the exhaust. Things got escalated so quickly that when I checked my dashboard, all warning lights came on: abs, temperature, seat belts, engine, etc. The worse part was my car decided to slow down by itself from a 75 mile/hr speed whilst in the middle of the lane. I lost control with my breaks, I couldn’t stop the car. Thankfully, I was at the junction where there was a layby or hard shoulder. I used my gear to control my speed and put my warning hazard on whilst trying to mind other road users who were at the time beeping at me like a lunatic as though I decided to slow down for no reason! As I slowly went to the hard shoulder, my entire car was already covered by black smoke. The moment I managed to stop the car, I had 5 seconds to grab my phone and my purse before my bonnet blew up! Yes, that is right, 5 seconds. You can only imagine the terror on my face.
I was on the phone to 999. Unfortunately due to panic, the lady who tried to speak with me over the phone couldn’t get any words or couldn’t make sense of anything that came out of my mouth. A coach pulled up in front of me and a couple came out trying to put out the fire which was getting wild and slowly moving into the windscreen of my car. Then, I met Laura, a nurse and I call her a good Samaritan. She stopped to check on me and if I was hurt. She noticed I was on the phone and I was in complete shock so she decided to take the call on my behalf to explain the situation and our location. The next thing I knew two fire engines came to put out the fire. The incident lasted around 2.5-3 hours. The medics were there to keep an eye on me, checked my vitals and they gave me oxygen. A few minutes later, the ambulance came and the M27 westbound was completely shut to keep other motorists and the rescuers safe.
The experience was quite surreal, sudden and traumatic. The front liners and the rest of the people who stopped to help, they all have the best intentions at heart. However, I was completely overwhelmed by the attention and the people around me. I was not good at when all eyes were on me and especially when someone was attending to see if I am safe. I am not used to that kind of attention and probably would never be going to. You know when people say that the front liners have done a great job when rising above the challenge during COVID-19 and the continuous fight against it. You acknowledged that yeah, they have done a great job and that. But it would never really sink into you until you are one of those people that they are giving care for. I admit I was taken a step back and made reflect heartily how much these front liners have done so much for us and to this country. They were very warm to me and they were trying to help me to calm myself, they tried to cheer me up so I am feeling safe. You may think well, that is what they are trained for. Yes, they do! But when you are in a vulnerable situation, trained or not, the warmth, security and calmness, the way they handled the incident made so much of a difference to me. They indeed deserve a lot of recognition and I salute them for their bravery!
Everything happens for a reason. As cliché as it sounds, I have witnessed it all my life.
“This incident was no stranger. What was seemingly random was no random and what seemingly chaotic event was quite the opposite. It was done with perfection and in an orderly fashion. “
Are you crazy Mae? You nearly lose your life and you just described the situation as perfectly done?
Hear me out here and as always, allow me to expand it.
In retrospect, I have no single scratch on me and not even a single person who was hurt as a result of the incident other than my car and the belongings that came within it. If that was not done perfectly by the Cosmos, I do not know what else! I say that because the motorway was quite busy at that time. I could have easily run into someone or someone could have run into me. Thank goodness, no one was hurt. This is what I mean that what we think as random was no random at all. My car and my gadgets were meant to go.
Of course, I never wish for it to burn. All of those metals were replaceable. Human life is not. I knew it was not my time yet. I know I have so much to do here.
If anything, I have learned so many things about the incident.
How did I learn from the situation?
1.) Intuition vs critical mind. Identify the difference between the voice from your critical mind vs your gut feel or intuition. Do not be so quick to dismiss the voice inside you. As I go through my journey to search for the esoteric or hidden knowledge, the more I am in tune with my intuition. It takes a lot of meditation and practice. Even with practice, sometimes, my critical mind overrides it and I quickly dismiss it. This incident just taught me that, to trust my intuition. Every time I get warnings from my intuition before I know that I’d be in trouble, it does not come from a place of fear but it came from a place of love. When I was told that my car will go on fire, it was like another person was telling me. No fear nor anxiety attach to it but of pure love. However, the opposite is true when it comes to the critical mind. It is based on fear or heavy emotions like anger, upset or worry. I think this is the difference between the two. Would I get it right all the time? Absolutely not. It takes trial and error. But the more you listen to it, the more you pay attention between the two, the better you respond to the situation and the more you are in tune to your Higher Self, intuition.
2.) Do not get too complacent. I got too complacent that I did not realise that I forgot to purchase my travel insurance or content cover. To be fair, when I first moved to my place now, I barely had some stuff. But two years down the line, I have accumulated gadgets, especially for travelling. I was complacent because I thought I would not need the content cover or the travel insurance due to the pandemic. Before the pandemic, I always have annual travel insurance. Now, I have learned the lesson the hard way. As a result of this, I have learned to review my insurance policy from car to content cover. I have educated myself better around the different types of insurance and I have made sure to read the small print, the t&c (terms and conditions)! I must admit I am very good at reading the policy but identifying whether it is relevant to you and your lifestyle without breaking your bank is another matter. This is really a massive eye-opener for me.
3.) The Mini was not meant to stay. This is because of cost-effectiveness and health reasons. I purchased the 2008 Mini Cooper last 2 Mar 2021. Yes, it was just 5 months old under my care.
I noticed that the Mini was not cost-effective and drunk a lot of petrol like water. I could easily use up to £50 of petrol for a 3-hour drive. Yes, the Mini has a bigger engine, 1.6L so it is understandable in comparison to my previous cars which were 1.2 and 1.4. All I am saying is I am not used to driving to the Petrol station and keep topping up. The other observation is health reasons. Before the lockdown, I often drive around for holidays or see friends. This has caused a lot of restrain on my right hip. I have noticed that all my previous cars did not have cruise control which means I had to keep my foot on the accelerator. When the lockdown was imposed, I was not driving that much and my right hip was perfectly fine. When the lockdown was easing off and people could drive around, my right hip was started to play up again. It means that always putting my right foot on the accelerator to control my speed constantly on a long drive is affecting my right hip.
I have decided to get a car which has cruise control for convenience purposes and I can easily rest my right foot for a long drive in the motorways. In addition, all the cars that I had before were all 13 to 19 years old. It means that you get what you pay for. I am not saying all old cars are faulty. In fact, my first car was a 19-year-old and it lasted 5 years. However, old cars need a lot of upkeep and you need a decent breakdown cover. Otherwise, you could easily break down in the middle of nowhere with no one who can tow your car or fix your car. You have to be prepared that your journey can easily be interrupted because even no matter how good you look after your car, it is difficult to identify when it can go wrong and which part this time.
4.) The video recordings were not meant to be shared with the wider world (internet). Some things are not meant to be shared with the wider world, the world wide web (internet). Before I started the session on that day, when I was explaining the QHHT, the same voice was telling me that the video couldn’t be shared with anyone, not even with the person who had the session. I thought it was odd at the time but I went with it anyway. It only made sense until the fire and it all burned. All the video recordings, including my camera and its accessories, my laptop, tablet and the digital voice recordings. I have managed to provide only the voice recordings which were given after each session.
In a nutshell, life is indeed short. When people say this, it is really hard to fully sink it in into your head until you experience it and are at the receiving end of the situation.
I was 5 seconds’ close to losing my life and yes, thankfully it was not my time yet. Not that I am scared of death but it is more so of the people you left behind, the things you have not done yet and the things you have not said to the people who are dear to you. Hence, it makes sense when people say
” to treat each day as though it is your last”
because you really do not know when it is your time. Make every moment that you have as though there is no tomorrow. I am not saying to get reckless and never plan. I am saying plan for tomorrow but always expect the inevitable. This way you do not take each day for granted and you take each interaction with other people meaningful and impactful regardless of whether to a stranger or to your horrible boss or to someone you care about. Treat each day as a lesson and make it counts as long as you know you are growing and moving forward. This is the life we should always aim for, we are here to grow and experience life on Earth!
Until next time, with love and light.
Yours truly,
M💗e. 😊
