00:00Because I was 35 and buried under 700,000 in debt, I decided to end my miserable life.
00:05I stuffed a rag into the car's exhaust pipe, turned the key, and slammed on the gas.
00:09Exhaust fumes flooded into the cabin. I was trying to make it look like an accident so
00:13my wife could collect a huge insurance payout. In a daze, I heard someone calling my name.
00:18When I got out of the car, I was shocked to see it was a high school classmate from my
00:22younger days.
00:23Instinctively, I touched my left leg, the one that had once been crippled,
00:26only to find that it had somehow healed. Even the beat-up car had become brand new.
00:30Looking at the face in the rearview mirror, I realized I might have gone back 20 years.
00:34As I walked across the school campus, everyone greeted me warmly, because at that time I was
00:38the brightest star on the team, the strongest football quarterback in the whole state.
00:42If nothing went wrong, would have a future with a million-dollar salary,
00:45and I would even marry the school beauty standing right in front of me and start a family.
00:49When I got to the locker room, I touched everything around me,
00:52staring in disbelief at every teammate I once knew.
00:54Just then, the coach found me and told me there were less than three days left before
00:58next week's state championship game, so I needed to get back to training right away.
01:02I remembered that game, in the final moments, I had helped the team win the championship,
01:06but my left leg was permanently disabled because of it, and my future was ruined from that day on.
01:10After being reborn, I stood on the field with my teammates once again.
01:14That long-lost reunion left me so overwhelmed that I could hardly adjust,
01:17and I even lost track of where I was supposed to be.
01:19When I panicked and grabbed the ball, I was immediately tackled to the ground by an opposing player.
01:24The searing pain made me certain this wasn't a dream.
01:26With no time to worry about the confusion in front of me, I quickly got myself back together.
01:31Drawing on decades of watching football and my own tough physical condition,
01:34I eventually led my teammates to an easy win in the scrimmage.
01:37After the game, every player was exhausted, but I was still fired up.
01:41I found the coach and asked whether he could set up another game,
01:43but when the coach saw how excited I was, he suspected I was on performance-enhancing drugs.
01:48Son, don't make me start testing for drugs.
01:51Not before the biggest game this town's ever played.
01:55After the coach left, I suddenly saw my wife.
01:58She was still as clumsy as ever.
01:59I called out her name, but she didn't answer me and just looked at me in confusion.
02:03I knew that right now, she and I still weren't very familiar with each other.
02:07After school, my beautiful girlfriend came looking for me.
02:09At this point, she treasured me like I was made of gold.
02:12As she talked about our future together,
02:14I deliberately asked her what would happen if I got injured and couldn't become a professional player.
02:18Don't talk like that.
02:19You're not gonna get hurt, you're the best.
02:22Even though she said all the right things,
02:23I knew in my heart that this woman only cared about my promising future.
02:27The moment my leg got hurt, she would run straight into someone else's arms.
02:30After seeing my girlfriend off, I returned to the home I remembered.
02:34I ran my hand over the old dog lying by the front door.
02:36It was my childhood companion.
02:38Then my mother came out.
02:39Looking at her busy, worn-out figure,
02:41I remembered how she had died young from overwork.
02:44I could no longer hold back my emotions, so I hugged her tightly.
02:48Alright, c'mon, c'mon, you're gonna make me late.
02:50Let's go.
02:53You look so beautiful.
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