one single moment

There are moments, in anyone's life, that shake them out of the daily routine. This moment causes them to look back on their life and wonder, "How did I get here?" Any demands from friends, teachers, family, or bosses fade away into nothing, and that individual focuses their entire energy on that moment. Sometimes it involves a decision that will affect the rest of your life, sometimes the consequences go beyond death and into eternity. In that moment you can feel helpless with so much out of your control, especially if there's a decision to be made by someone else. You think about your life and second-guess how prepared you really are to face that moment. With so much riding on it, even your body voices it's anxiety: you can feel your heartbeat in your chest, you hear your breathing in your head and feel your mind spin.

It causes people to stop, think, feel.

You know that somehow, you will never be the same again.

This was one of those moments.