Hard to reconcile
Was reading a story in the paper yesterday. A 16 year old boy was desperate to learn to drive. He plagued his Mum to have a go in the car ( presumably off road as he isnt old enough to drive here in the UK). He got in the car when he was waiting for his Mum to come out to drive him somewhere, and got in the drivers seat. I cant remember the exact ins and outs, but he started to move the car, and saw his Mum behind him. He mistook the clutch for the footbrake and crushed his Mother against a tree with the car, killing her. The inquest was yesterday.
Yes, he attracted this terrible tragedy by his actions in driving the car, but how on earth is he going to face the consequences for the rest of his young life? Can you imagine going to sleep every night, in his minds eye, the look of pain and terror on his dying Mother's face, knowing that he had caused it? He wasnt a teenage thug who killed his Mum deliberately,-not the first time this has happened- he loved her, and just wanted her to teach him to drive. I just cannot imagine how the Universe will ever be able to repair his life? Any thoughts on this, folks?
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