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The tragic anniversary: story about, Why not celebrate the 40th anniversary of

The tragic anniversary: story about, Why not celebrate the 40th anniversary of

A story happened to us, which once again confirms the old rule: on the day of his fortieth birthday, a man needs to be extremely careful. And be prepared for any surprises ... More precisely, not with us, but with our old friend. He could not survive his anniversary.

Five years earlier, we at the company celebrated his birthday. 35 years. Let's go out of town and have a picnic. Not far from our company, we spotted an elderly couple, who also came here on vacation.

They looked so good, that we could not help but notice, and therefore raised a toast to, so that Andrei will also live to that age and remain as vigorous. The old men heard our toast and joined him.
Andrew for some reason darkened a little, and then suddenly said, that he will not live to this age. He said, that this is the last anniversary, which he notes in his life. We didn't even know, how to react to it. It ruined our fun somehow.

The next day, meeting Andrey at work, I asked him, what got into him? We worked in the same ambulance team, Andrey was our driver.
To my question, he just shrugged his shoulders and said, that I have come to terms with this fact for a long time. And I knew, that he is not flirting. Did, working for an ambulance, you get used to face the inevitability of human death every now and then. You get used to it somehow.

After, during a short break, he told us his story. It turns out even in his youth, when he just served the army, he happened to run into a gypsy, which predicted him, that he won't live to see 50 years. And that he especially needs to beware of the day of his fortieth birthday.
A twenty-year-old young man took this prediction lightly., at this age you don't even think about, that old age will come someday. it seems, that it is somewhere infinitely far away. So he wasn't upset in the least.. However, he remembered the prediction. And he often remembered him.

of course, we just laughed at him - think about it, the gypsy reminded. As time went, and when Andrew was supposed to be fulfilled 40 years, at work,as always, started collecting money for a gift. And they asked: what to give him. The times were not easy - why give a person something, that he doesn't need and waste money?
But our friend said, that he is not going to celebrate his 40th birthday. I did not go into details, referred to a bad omen. Asked, so that they don't bother him anymore.

As for our work team, then opinions are divided here. Someone believed, that you need to respect desire, more precisely - a person's unwillingness, other, conversely, said, that you need to surprise him and prove, that all signs are stupidity.
As a result, the supporters of the banquet won - you know, as it happens: any holiday at work is a sacred cause.
Generally, the day before the anniversary, preparations were in full swing. And they even managed to connect Andrey to them - they asked him to go with the accountant for groceries.

The hero of the day himself looked rather gloomy, the upcoming holiday did not please him, he wasn't sure at all, what will survive tomorrow. During the work on the ambulance, he became a fatalist and knew well, that fate cannot be deceived.

The tragic anniversary: story about, Why not celebrate the 40th anniversary of

However, the holiday was organized by the Trade Union Committee, Andrey did not invest in it, and they didn't ask him. Actually, everything was decided for him, everything was done without his participation.

How did I know after, he generally wanted to leave for this week. Take time off - and to the village, to parents. I even went to the station. However, the train he needed was canceled on that very day.. And Andrey stayed.
The morning of the fateful day has come. Of course, from the very morning Andrei could not think of anything else - after all, he was scared. The management allowed him not to go to work that day., and Andrey decided not to leave the house, to eliminate the likelihood of an accident somewhere on the road.

In the morning we called him, congratulated on the anniversary, asked about the mood. Andrew told us, that for some reason his clock stopped in the morning.

It alarmed him, he considered it a bad omen. And at that moment, there was a rumble in the tube, but the connection was interrupted.

Frightened, I dialed a familiar number again. Fortunately, Andrey was alive. He said, that slipped in the kitchen out of the blue. My husband told him to sit quietly at home and wait for us - we had to call on him in the evening, to take to the anniversary. So we agreed.
Already approaching his house, we saw, that he was crossing the road - he decided to go to the store for cigarettes. And before our eyes he was hit by a foreign car that jumped out from around the corner.
It was terrible. We immediately called an ambulance - our team arrived. Andrey died in the car in our arms - we didn't even have time to take him to the hospital.

It was unbearable to think about, that somewhere there are magnificently laid tables and the gathered people are waiting for the hero of the day, warming up a little with an aperitif. But very soon everyone found out about what had happened - the women began to cry, and the men drank again - now it's not for health, and for rest.

No need for a man to celebrate 40 years. Of course, you can say, that the omen has nothing to do with it, that it's all about prediction. Or is it just a coincidence.

And still, I believe, what number 40 is some kind of border in our life, it has a tragic meaning. In magic 40 considered the number of death. 40 days we celebrate the deceased - it is considered, that on this day the soul leaves the body. 40 days, according to the Bible, the global flood continued.

All this for a reason.

Inna Kondaurova

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