wow! thanks for all the input, folks. it's fascinating reading everyone's story. these thoughts have been plaguing me lately and i have been keeping distance from my bikes at the moment. i guess i am a little fearful of the fact that you just never know when that one ride will be your last. but i also know that i can't dwell on that. this is just the closest i have ever come to knowing someone that died in a bike accident. it is so unsettling because, as gunther said, he did nothing wrong and died from it.
i had the same thoughts when my dad passed in an auto accident. i wondered if he thought about us moments before impact. if he knew he screwed up. we'll never know those answers though. as i get older i have a harder time dealing with death and the finality of it. there are so many complexities to it that my brain cannot seem to fathom. i wish i could talk to someone that has passed on, but obviously that's impossible.
anyways, thanks for tolerating all my deep thinking and for sharing all your stories.
