The Bearing of the Saw: A Cautionary Tale of Childhood Impulsiveness

As a child, I have to admit that I was quite reckless and impulsive at times. My brother and I would often go on adventures in the woods, cutting down trees and exploring their surroundings with little concern for potential consequences. One particular incident stands out as a prime example of my childhood recklessness.

My brother and I were walking through the woods one day, armed with a saw, when we spotted a sturdy vine hanging from a tree branch. We decided to test its strength by cutting it down and using it as a makeshift swing. As we were about to attempt our first swing, another kid happened upon us, seemingly unaware of the potential danger lurking beneath his feet. The vine was positioned over a ravine with thorn bushes at the bottom, making it the perfect (or rather, terrible) test subject for my brother and me.

Without hesitation, I invited the kid to join in on our impromptu swing session. He happily obliged, taking a running start and swinging as hard as he could before the vine snapped beneath him. The consequences were dire, with the kid plummeting into the thorn bushes below. To us, it seemed like he had fallen into a vortex of spinning blades, but in reality, he was simply stuck among the thorns, his cries for help muffled by the bushy undergrowth.

My brother and I were shocked and terrified by what we had just witnessed. We quickly decided to bury the saw, effectively hiding the evidence of our little "experiment." We didn't want anyone else to know about our near-miss with disaster, so we made sure to cover up any signs of what happened that fateful day.

This incident serves as a reminder of the dangers of childhood impulsiveness. It's easy to get caught up in the thrill of exploring the unknown, but sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution. The bearing of the saw is a concerning instinct that can lead to devastating consequences if not checked. Thankfully, my brother and I learned a valuable lesson from this experience, one that has stayed with us to this day.

A Similar Incident: A Near-Drowning Experience

As we grew older, my brother and I continued to test our limits in various ways. One particular incident stands out as a prime example of my reckless behavior, which ultimately led to a near-drowning experience.

My brother and I were staying over at my mom's apartment, which had a large lake in front of it. The middle of winter had set in, and the lake was partially frozen. We decided to test its strength by standing on the ice, taking small steps closer and closer until we reached the center. Another kid happened upon us, asking if it was safe to play near the hole in the center. We reassured him that it was fine, but what he didn't know was that the ice was actually quite thin.

The kid took a step forward, and before I could react, he fell through the ice, disappearing beneath the surface of the water. My brother and I were shocked, but we did nothing to help him. Instead, we stood frozen in fear, watching as our friend struggled to stay afloat. Miraculously, he managed to pull himself out from under the ice, dripping wet and shaken.

The aftermath of this incident was even more alarming. As my brother and I watched from a distance, an old man appeared on his balcony, shaking his head in dismay. He shouted words of warning at us, telling us that we shouldn't have played on the ice in the first place. It was as if he had been watching us all along, waiting for someone to get hurt.

This experience served as another stark reminder of the dangers of childhood recklessness. The thrill of exploration and play can sometimes lead us down a path of destruction, but it's essential to learn from our mistakes and adapt our behavior accordingly.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhen I was a kid I've told you guys how stupid I was multiple times but I'm focusing on the things where I almost killed other people cool so uh me and my brother we like to go into the woods a lot and one time we go out there with a saw because we saw this vine on this tree that we were going to cut down and we're going to swing on and so we get out there and we cut down this Vine we unwrap it from the tree and we tug on it a few times we're like yeah that's that's sturdy yeah that could definitely hold us up and uh this other kid was walking through the woods as well so this kid came over and what me and my brother saw was a perfect test subject for the vine and the problem with this Vine or what made it so great was that it opened up over this kind of Ravine and at the bottom of this Ravine were just a bunch of thorn bushes so we talked to this kid over here and we're like hey check out this Vine that we just cut oh did you swing on it already and me and and my brother went yeah of course your turn and so uh this kid uh he just gets a running start on he goes way back swings as hard as he can swings super far out and like at the Apex of his swing the vine snaps and he just plummets right into the thorn bushes the kid we hear him like start crying in the bush cuz he doesn't know whether to move to get out of it or like cuz every time he he's moving it hurts and to us it looks like he just went into like the jaws of like spinning blades of death I'm sure that like childhood brain made this much more distorted and then he just like gets out of the bushes and you see like Thorns sticking out all over him he's got like little Trails of blood running down he's I'm going to go home now okay bye and so me and my brother thought we were in so much trouble that we decided to bury the saw what the like legitimately there's a saw buried by a tree in the woods like by my childhood home if anyone finds it you know what happened there and you can't tell a soul so that's a little mini Story the bearing of the saw is a concerning Instinct that's a very murdery Instinct I think the kid's alive who knows but there's actually another there's another simil thing it's a it's a much quicker story go for it so when uh me and my brother were slightly older we were staying over at my Mom's apartment and the apartment complex has a lake outside it's the middle of winter so the lake is kind of Frozen Open oh hell yeah so me and my brother were like testing the edges and we step out a little bit and it's holding our weight the only problem is in the center we definitely see that the center is not frozen but over time as we're playing we get a little closer and a little closer and this other kid comes over and he's like hey you guys playing out there and we're like yeah yeah come on it's safe and so he comes out and he's playing and it's fine at first and then you know we're he asks us like if it's safe near the hole in the center and we're like yeah it's good it's good man the so the kid goes near the center and he just falls right through right and then he's down beneath the water um but he comes right back out me and my brother do nothing to go near and he comes out and he's just dripping water and then uh he's like I'm going to go home now like in a very it might have been the same kid from the thorn bush I'd like to think this is the same guy the funniest thing was like he walks away and like this guy apparently had been watching us from his balcony this like old man was like Hey you shouldn't play on the ice me my brother just like okay those P hi I want to start this off by saying I didn't kill anybody if you want to check out this full story and hear more click right here on the video if you click this you'll go to this story and hear so many more we upload twice a week now and also be sure to give love to the animators their links are in the description send them love more animations to the link in the description below and uh I didn't kill anybody\n"