How to Survive a Car
Accident
Ever got into a car
accident and were trying to decide whether you wanted to live or move on? Yes?
No? Most of you would probably say no to this, and I would have to agree. It
isn’t a very common occurrence in most people’s everyday lives. In the book, If I Stay by Gayle Forman, the
protagonist Mia does have to decide to stay or go, so it might help you when
you least expect it (just like her). Or you randomly picked the book up not
even knowing what it was about. Or maybe you want to see Mia’s thought process
in another level? WELL, whatever the case may be, this is the book for you! If
you ever find yourself battling between life and death, keep reading! (The
exclamation mark wasn’t trying to come across as insensitive to dying, FYI.)
Many of you just want to know what
this particular book will enclose. You think this book is going to be extremely
long and have many tips. Wrong! There are only three extremely important
reasons to ensure a long lived life (hopefully) after a crucial car accident.
One of these reasons being is to have a passion. For many people music can be a
huge part of their lives and can mean differently to every person. Music is a
huge outlet for Mia in the book. She finds herself playing the cello when ever
possible, which is all the time. “It's like the piano and the cello are being
poured into my body, the same way the IV and blood transfusions are. And the
memories of my life as it was, and the flashes of it as it might be, are coming
so fast and furious.” When something is that powerful in someone’s life like music
is in Mias, you should think about what you would be leaving behind and what it
means to you. You really don’t know what you got until it gone, right? Another
important point in the book is love. It may sound cliché but “love is all you
need” as some popular music group once said (…or sang). “Love triumphs all.”
“Love is blind.” You could go one on forever with those. Anyway, before Mia’s
accident she had met a boy named Adam and they eventually fall in love. “But
the you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the
same you I’ll be in love with tomorrow.” Adam becomes a huge deciding factor to
her “big decision.”
Love is a very important thing that everyone should have in
their lives. It doesn’t matter if it’s love for something you do, love for
someone, someone loving you; just having love in your life is the most
important thing and will help you get through anything. Last but not least is that you must stay
strong. Life isn’t going to be easy by any means, and Mia realizes that. She
knew that if she chose to stay she was going to have to be tough and work
through things because in life you cannot control the unexpected curve ball
that’s being pitched to you. “I have a feeling that once you live through something like
this, you become a little bit invincible.” Mia knows that she can either stop
trying or keeping moving forward, but she only has one shot.
