I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker recounts a near-death experience at birth and attributes survival to divine intervention.
- In plain terms
- He almost died at birth but was saved by fate or God.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival can feel miraculous.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gave you strength in hard times?
Another view
Medical science may explain survival without divine intervention.
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