Paul, I guess knowing this, I won't be driving with or without seat belts.
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From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: SEATBELTS AND REQUIEM


> Hey, Family
>
> I just wanted to thank those who told me the word I was looking for was
> Requiem and explain why I was looking for it.  A friend sent me a video
clip
> about the importance of wearing seatbelts.  I sent it to a sighted friend
> and will quote what I wrote in that note.  It's wonderful.  I'll describe
it
> but it won't do it justice.  It opens with the top of a tree suddenly
being
> shaken as you hear a loud crash.  You then pan down to see a man dead
behind
> the wheel of a car that just crashed into the tree, blood coming out of
his
> forehead, then a close-up of his hands and you see the Spirit hand coming
> out of his physical body, then it pans out and you see all of the
occupants
> of the car, and his Spirit pulling out of his body and going upward toward
> heaven, meanwhile the guy in the passenger seat next to him starts rising
> from his body, but on the way out the Spirit grabs the safety belt and you
> realize he's the only one who's wearing one.  Suddenly his Spirit is
sucked
> back into his body and he takes a huge gasp.  You realize that he is the
> only survivor, and it's only because he wore seatbelts.  Then a message
> comes on the screen that says "Heaven can wait.  Wear your seatbelts."
And
> throughout the whole thing is a chant (that I'm thinking is a Requiem).
> Really moving stuff that made me gasp and my eyes well up.
>
> Paul who hopes everyone remembers to wear their seatbelts and insists
> everyone else in the car does as well