The question
How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
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A trip to a Macedonian refugee camp that I switched out of, to go at a later date. Those who took my place were killed in a horrific car accident.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 March 2021 source ↗
Last Christmas I was clipped by a train. Mum was dying so my head was elsewhere. I was walking home and had to cross one of those crossings that say, “Stop, look and listen.” I didn’t do any of those things, and I had my headphones in so I couldn’t even hear the train. It clipped my left elbow.
Getting knocked down by a bus. The experience left me with the exhilaration of life enhanced.
I’m getting closer all the time.
In a different sense, I’ve helped to try to resuscitate a dead man.
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
As having been loving and fun.
A blurred, warm state of total acceptance and joy.
To Sophie, for not being a better parent.
Ed Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Sheen, Andy Serkis, Christopher Eccleston, Michael Flatley
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