Many years ago, I suffered a terrible car accident. It was an instant in which life shook me so strongly that, in a way, it forced me to change.

In those moments of crisis, we are often offered the opportunity to start again, to see things with a clarity we didn’t have before. And, even though I wasn’t looking for it, I found a lesson that would stay with me forever.

While everything seemed to be falling apart around me, I had three thoughts that transformed the way I see the world. Just three.

First.
In that precise moment, one thing became clear: life is so fleeting that we can be gone in any second. And what hurt me the most wasn’t the accident itself, but realizing that I had never said “I love you” to the people who truly mattered to me, who said it to me, who were by my side. Those words, those small expressions of love, had remained unsaid because I always thought I would have time. But what if time ended right now?

Second.
My ego. My ego had ruled my life for years. That desire to be recognized, to be right, to prove I was in control, had led me to waste precious minutes and hours. How many times had the fear of being vulnerable, of being authentic, kept me from truly living?

And then, in that instant, I realized what really matters: to genuinely connect with others, to live with humility, and to be true to oneself.

Third.
Life is incredibly short. Sometimes we think we have all the time in the world, but in a single second, everything can change. Today might be your last day.

The question is: are you being the best person you can be?

Life offers us moments like this, where we are forced to awaken. Sometimes we don’t seek them, but they are there to teach us something profound. Are you willing to look inside yourself and awaken to your true life? Because, in the end, that awakening is the only thing that can truly transform our existence.