That Moment Your Mistake Saves a Life

[@pumpkin.noodlez]

My grandfather was supposed to be on the plane that hit the towers. But he, as usual was late. My mom thought he was dead, until she got the call. Him telling her, that as usual, he was late. She cried. And laughed. And told him to never stop being late.

[@kiraalaa]

This wasn’t the direction that I thought this would be going but omg my heart!!

[@cassie8906]

I thought the bus crashed so when the story took that sharp turn I was stunned and had head to toe goosebumps until the end! Great story and great story telling as well. Thank you for being a brat! :-)

[@chelseacresswell61]

Casstastic 2014 I thought the same thjg

[@PandaChaos36]

me too i thought the bus she was gonna go on crashed

[@irrelevance3859]

Casstastic 2014 same, when she said the twin towers I was like woah

[@sanyaarora3865]

Me too

[@ags3637]

Me too

[@msmeowmeow5107]

This was amazing. I'm so glad that he was late!

[@callmekazoo3273]

but imagine if she made him late to work and he had to stay there for extra time then 9 11 happened omg

[@percytheparkkeeper7826]

I can relate. My best friend was going to go to the Arianna concert in Manchester but an hour before, I has a breakdown and at the minute before her train to Manchester came, she turned around and comes to mine and looks after me, she comforts me and stays the night. We go to sleep early after watching Twilight and we wake up to a mess. Her Twitter was full of millions of tweets asking if she was alive. We eventually found out what had happened. We where in shock, she stayed for 2 days straight after that, we didn't talk we just watched the news and we watched girly movies, at one point we just sat there in silence and then broke out crying. We later found out where the man stood, we looked at the ticket she had and she had the ticket closest to the man. After that moment we saw that on the news about where he stood, we looked at each other eyes full of tears, lips quivering. We cried in each others arms and she whispered in my ear "Thank the heavens you are depressed, you saved my life and know we can make new lives. Thank you for taking this path, it will get better I know. Thank you for being depressed," I can still hear her whisper that into my ear. We're best friends and we still can't look at that train to Manchester because we both know if she got on that train to the concert she would have died.

[@sismation7121]

That's amazing!

[@A-_-A.]

Wow! I hope things get better for you & if you're feeling down, remember you saved a precious life :) 💙

[@homosixual6189]

Masked Angel and now I'm crying

[@PurpleHat026]

Trying so hard not to cry in the middle of the library

[@madelinemiller3755]

lol

[@myadavis8656]

Hold it in😶😅

[@mayamagdy6212]

Lol good luck...... your gonna need it 😂😂😂😂😂

[@vulpixgaming5141]

PurpleHat026 si true

[@vulpixgaming5141]

Jammerforlife2 AJ YES

[@mishka_savahl]

This series gets me every time in the feels 😧

[@kamranabbasi1848]

Mishka Attempting to be a Hijabi hold up this is a series???😮😮 i did NOT know that😂

[@tomzielinski1573]

Mishka Attempting to be a Hijabi I

[@KennethBlank]

I wasn't planning on crying today... But here we go.

[@Participant]

Those darn onions!

[@emilymazer6170]

Exactly how I felt

[@thinkvibrant5721]

Same

[@luwamalem9537]

So sad!!😢😢 but I'm glad he was late

[@Nalinalinali]

same

[@SailorVenus90]

For anyone who was young when 9/11 happened, this hits you hard. You know EXACTLY where you were when it happened. No matter how many years go by, you still tear up over what happened. You realized in that moment, that there are "bad guys" out there that want to hurt innocent people they never met before.

[@Holystuffz]

LGBTQ Pride your boyfriends a dud

[@hadassahgrace5]

I was nine in 4th grade

[@imaginarymix]

@@Holystuffzwtf? weirdo

[@perfectlyimperfect3682]

I always trust my gut, one time in the 8th grade we were having a field trip to a hockey stadium, my mom paid 25 dollars for me to go, but the day of the field trip, I just had this gut feeling that I shouldn’t go, so I convinced my mom that I was sick and she let me stay home, later that night, I turn the tv on, the hockey stadium that I was supposed to go had caught fire after a fire work accident, no one was seriously hurt, but that could’ve saved my life. Now I always go with my gut

[@alienfroggie]

My mom was driving once and she came across a train track. There were no lights or anything, so she figured she could go. But as she started moving the car, she felt a strong feeling that my great grandmother was telling her to stop. So she stopped her car, and a few seconds later a train went rushing by. It's insane.

[@caroltassin4049]

Yes, I know exactly where I was when 9/11 happened.Nobody could forget that.I wanted to go home but our boss wouldn't let anyone go,couldn't believe it. I went to the office to listen about it on the radio & they said to go back to my station.I took my keys & went to my car & listened for 30 min. & when I came back in(after I called my husband) they WERE going to say something but the look on my face told them they better NOT! I said "my Country is under attack, anything else?" Nothing was ever said!

[@blancaah6]

Were you or any of your family affected by the attack? Directly I mean.

[@jeffjones3145]

Where were you during 9/11? Where were you when they built the ladder to heaven?

[@IHarryPotter7]

I forgot. Well, I was four, but anywho. Just imagine, though, that is the feeling people around the world live with DAILY because of what the USA has done. 9/11 was terrible, but we should all be ashamed that our actions led to it, not pity ourselves and seek vengeance. 9/11 is a fraction of the pain we deserved. Oh, thank all the Gods Karma isn't real.

[@cheeseandtoasts2229]

Carol Tassin I hope i don't annoy you with my question but what did you feel how was it like

[@tuanabuyukguner]

i live in the other side of the world and even i remember .It was a big shock to all of the world

[@opendoors5678]

I remember exactly where I was on that day, even though I live in Jamaica. I remember having breakfast watching rags to riches then all of a sudden they showed a plane going into the tower, at first I was mad, because I thought it was another show, but then I realised it was cnn live feed. I remember seeing people running and screaming and tears just started to flow, that's when I came to the realisation that man kind is most vile. I was 19.

[@dominocean]

Makeup by Sharlene Reid *tower

[@opendoors5678]

IceDoggy GD thanks Doll.

[@tilly2441]

my mum thought it was a horror movie

[@paigem.6801]

My parents thought it was a dystopian movie set in New York.

[@evil8569]

Finally , better than buzzfeed . Real emotions and soul. Content is quality over quantity . Absolutely stunning story

[@gerardoaguilera4689]

Oh wow! That hit the spot, Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@swiper4088]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@swiper4088]

I just died😂

[@thinthle]

I gasped out loud when she said we are under attack at first i thought a school shooting but then I realised. I was 3 at the time the attack happened being born in the Netherlands I was nowhere near it luckily. Unfortunately my parents still died 5 years later for totally unrelated reasons. And I wish so badly I could turn back time to warn them, ask them questions or atleast speak with them one last time. It's weird to think how the smallest things can have such great impacts on life.

[@quintelladucksworth9027]

I adore your videos.... They are so inspiring,touching and eye opening.... amongst all the hoop blah on KZbin SoulPancake videos are worthy!

[@shahzebkhan1117]

Quintella Ducksworth Yeah.... This channel is really worth it

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yeah, definitely. It is.

[@sopro5477]

I had no clue this was about the 9/11 attack.. I’m so glad you saved him! My dad worked there, he died in the attack when the first plane hit the building.

[@billymolloy2243]

NightmareHaunts awww xxx So sorry❤❤ Tell your family I send my prayers❤

[@snowonder024]

Sorry for your loss. ❤

[@imaginarymix]

so sorry for your loss😔❤️

[@Angie-ux3xr]

Thinking of you and your family today especially ❤ so sorry for your loss!

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

My dad took her friend bowling one night when he was a teen. She was going to commit suicide that night. She didn't do it my dad had no i sea. He saved her life by being a good friend

[@SAli-uh3qr]

Who’s cutting onions.

[@oliviajrh390]

sue ali i stop

[@faatasigamatau9362]

sue ali i know right? Curse you onions. Lol

[@Meltdown30Q]

Oh sorry I was just cutting my onions

[@passengerprincesspodcast]

They cuttin soul pancakes!

[@alinanistor2913]

sue ali sorry my mom is

[@mariellenstathopoulos967]

Well thanks SP now I’m balling right before school 😭

[@TheHillariousChannel]

nice nice gotta get that basket ball practice up #ballislife

[@aruanashaim]

The Blue Spirit 🤣

[@Ihdobevoli]

Bit inappropriate to show off when someones telling a touching story. Go stunt on another video

[@maren4578]

I think she meant “Bawling” as in crying really hard.

[@KaitG99]

tbh its ok to lighten the mood. chill. i was crying to but its ok to crack a joke

[@ck-im3vu]

That just shows, to go with your gut. Follow the feeling that, even if you don't know it yet, it might just save a life. Wow, that whole thing really is moving and...it made me say...I love you...to everyone I know... I called my best friend and told him how much I love him and that if I protect him he should protect me..and I just broke down in tears..he didn't even question it..he just said 'Okay, I will'

[@katiestafford5693]

I thought for sure the bus she missed was going to crash and her dad was going to thank her for being a brat then. Nope. I'm trying so hard not to cry right now.

[@rodhanp]

soulpancake you should make more videos on this theme...

[@janetelsi]

I love this story so much. it gives me so much joy and reminds me of how crazy life can be and how things really do happen for a reason and how the universe has a way of making things happen. Anyways, I had to come back and watch it a second time.

[@janetelsi]

The Ranger I never said every reason in life leads to a good thing. In this case, this woman got to have her father around. But sure, people do die in meaningless ways and it effects people and it's horrible. But those tragedies and the families it effects, they learn something from it and we change from it. So no matter what, things happen for a reason. Because of this 9/11 tragedy, we are now even more careful and have protected our country even more. All I was saying that everything happens for a reason, good or bad. It's just life.

[@annastumpf9317]

I rewatch this every single year

[@lovemecom3832]

People need to trust their guts often than ignoring them. In that, you can save life and your life also.

[@ariet2137]

What a happy coincidence

[@dominoxheartsyouxnot]

There is no such thing as coincidences.

[@ordinaryguy6654]

yes there is...

[@Emily-lyemi]

I really had to cry hearing this story😭💕🙂 it's soooo sentimental

[@AUnicorn666]

Ly Unicorn we have similar names

[@mich8050]

I never cry at anything, my emotions are locked away in a bullet proof safe, but this really got me.

[@anisaosman6164]

I finished my term exam 30 min ago i came my house joyfully and than soulcake uploaded this video. .here i am sobbing 😭.

[@alessiatrabucco9725]

Oh God this gave me chills😱💙

[@idk8556]

Alessia Trabucco ikr!!!!!!!!!!! I literally have bumps on my arms

[@jar8425]

The 'That Moment' series has laid waste to me, over and over again. You think: 'This is a cool story about someone's life.' and then the overarching juxtaposition of their life, and our lives, hits. The one about The Pulse attack and a Dad's comment to his son makes me ugly cry every time I watch it. This one devastates for a different set of reasons, but they all have this moment where our shared humanity and our specific experience smash together in a way that was unforeseen and often devastating. This is EXACTLY what I love Soul Pancake for, humanity, in all its untidiness and divisiveness, bound up in what makes us all alike - the human heart. Thank you for sharing your story and please tell your Dad he's got a lot of folks with him in their hearts. (And his Brat of a daughter too.)

[@Luna-em9gi]

Okay, why am I crying...

[@Francoberry]

Very unique story, and so well read too!

[@malachiteheart1676]

I can't stop crying and Idk why. I was just a few months old when 9/11 happened but it always gets to me :(

[@getjinxed96]

Commander Peridot here's why: you dont have to see it in person to be sad for those killed and those effected. When they tell their 9/11 story it feels more real.

[@amandaroberts5813]

I wasn’t even alive

[@vxrychxrry]

oh my god i'm crying my eyes out

[@spicypirate4094]

alma ‽ your profile picture 👌👌

[@eringemme8983]

alma ‽ |-/

[@neonennui]

I cried at this one. Thank you, I really needed this.

[@gumisora]

Omg, how you being a brat, how you trying to skip school make you save your dad life! This is so wonderful!

[@Jolar]

I'm mentally tough and this brought me to tears ❤

[@mariel2132]

This woman has a reallly good memory .-. She explained everything in detail..respect.

[@TammyAdkins12306]

I have seen this several times before and I still get chills and cry every time I see it!

[@rubieharriett1126]

I’ve watched this video like five times now and I cry every time. It’s such an amazing story and it proves how humans know deep down that something bad will happen if they don’t do something else. Thank you so much and I will still probably watch this story fifty more times and I still will cry. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@fratboyharrysgf9888]

i found this last year and it really struck a string in my heart because i think about it all the time

[@softglow9]

This hit me. Everything happens for a reason, I'm glad her father was able to survive it. ❤

[@indecciisive6241]

I love this story, I’ve heard it many times. This story always brings tears to my eyes. ❤️

[@mattybatty7274]

Whenever I see something that seems normal-“I won’t cry”...moments later, a single tear streams down my face. That story was by far, the most fortunate turn of events that could have ever happened.

[@oliviahall8646]

I saw this on Facebook first, and just watched a part of it again and it still has me shook.

[@Snowpaw-Art]

... she is so strong.. that she can talk about this! She's not balling, she can handle it. I respect her so much..

[@craz6892]

WOW! One of the story that i will NEVER Forget.

[@actsleazy]

I'm crying YOU AND YOUR DAD ARE WARRIORS

[@oliviagriffith3626]

That gut feeling. That feeling, “No you have to be driven into school today.” Oh my God. Has so much more meaning at the end of the video.

[@whaaat365]

Tina fey?

[@الإخلاص-ث4ر]

whatdonow 😂😂

[@granola3485]

lmaoo

[@mariejuana2993]

God works in mysterious ways

[@jeffkaplan8142]

Marie Juana well said.

[@mariejuana2993]

Slime Time!

[@shygothbabe]

Wasn’t the power of god. Was the power of faith and luck but okay.

[@ailish3012]

Marie Juana I agree. Giving people the power to cause this much devastation truly is mystifying to me. But hey, at least one person got lucky out of the 3000 killed!

[@Sheytopia]

You mean by killing more than 3000 people?? Yes... God is a sick bastard if you ask me.

[@M00nD3m0n]

I’m so happy you had that feeling in your gut and your dad was late. Also darn you ninjas cutting onions

[@william_aviation0145]

I love stories like this, they are so heart warming. I started crying

[@abbysprankle9444]

My sister was born only one year after that fateful day. While most people are grieving we are having a birthday party and it wasn’t until just a few years ago that I understood why people were so upset at me for laughing and having fun on that day. My mom was in dc she worked at a elders home. She saw the smoke, and she was responsible for taking car of patients that were in the hospital at her elderly home. They needed the beds at the hospital for the 9/11 victims. Every year she tells us that story. And every year we have a lesson on 9/11 every year when we have a chance we visit the memorial in PA when we have a chance. To all the victims and their families, you are in my heart.

[@siciwright2175]

I cried so much. Thank you for sharing her story and it was beautiful.

[@h.calvert7443]

This made this Canadian cry. God bless America!

[@ljose007]

I was in tears. Very incredible story btw.

[@JudyHart1]

Watching this for about the 10th time on 9/11/2023. Never forget.

[@janetatum8966]

This gives me chills! I remember that day in 4th grade very well and the repetitive news cast that early morning. That morning and the morning/day it snowed in the Central Valley of California are the most indelibly clear morning memories I have as a kid. Things were just off, both times. But in very different ways. I missed the snow day and class or school photo album of that day b/c no one answered at school to know if open...b/c everyone was out in the snow apparently.

[@davidbentley6399]

How can anyone watch this without crying.

[@eleonoradecal3203]

David Bentley like this

[@qweasdf6028]

This is so emotional... i am literally crying 😭

[@euge7569]

i'm crying, so glad your dad was okay

[@mettevanmieghem5087]

I’m not crying... I’m just... sweating out of my eyes..

[@AmandaLesleyClark]

This is hands down my favorite story

[@megg4701]

thanks so much for sharing this, it is just so amazing to hear how little miracles change and save lives.

[@audrey-qm9jw]

This is so moving! I am in tears.

[@mouslydowdow5176]

Wow, I have chills right now she's such an incredible story teller

[@user-uv9xj4pc2j]

That's the most gripping story I've heard in a long time. What a thing to have happened

[@amira222]

Well I wasn't born back then but my mum was 6 months pregnant with me and she told me she remembers that her college came down the stairs and told her to come with him because sth crashed into the twin towers (at first they thought it was a really small plain). And everyone stopped working and listened to radio/watched TV. And saw it unfold. Since we live in Germany I couldn't imagine the terror Americans must have felt.

[@snowonder024]

oh my! what a heart wrenching story! thanks for sharing.

[@philomenashuffelton-sobe4244]

This is so moving I am crying right now

[@spreid_]

Wow I had shivers this entire video. Amazing story, amazing video.

[@mistymariewhite]

This is so sad and so beautiful.

[@oboebuddy15]

Wow, that gave me chills...

[@madikeck9031]

Bless all those souls that lost their lives 17 years ago to this day....❤️🇺🇸

[@LJ13222]

i was only 6 when 9/11 happened. we lived in new york and my dad often was down in the city for meetings, he happened to be in a different state that week thank goodness. rip to all of those who we lost on that dreadful day we will never forget. ❤️

[@ariellalistigx]

My cousin is a firefighter for New Jersey and he’s never called in sick in his life, but on 9/11 he called in sick and was spared.

[@justme-yj5lh]

This is so inspirational thank you so much for sharing

[@yaellev-shomer3124]

I'm just 11, I didn't cry, but this was freaking touching!! I feel butterflies in my stomach, OMG...

[@maximegovers1469]

chills all the way throughout the video

[@twinsizemattress1098]

I'm full on bawling right now. Not just a few tears, like, ugly crying

[@LoadDisk]

I don't know what to say. What an inspiring story. Be lucky for what you have

[@blssmhh7241]

I know how you feel. Whenever something sad is said my first instinct is to laugh. It’s the same when the atmosphere is sad or a funeral or someone is sad, I immediately just laugh or smile and I feel terrible!!!

[@Beknowla]

Thank you for sharing your story . You made me cry

[@80Lehua]

A heart-breaking but great story.

[@GodLikeMikeLive]

So nobody’s gonna say anything about her being 16 as a senior?

[@jess_a_yo]

Depending on school districts, her birthday can determine when she started school. Or, she could've skipped grades. Either way, it's within range, nothing wrong here.

[@GodLikeMikeLive]

jess_a_yo Of course there’s nothing wrong with it. I’m just saying it’s not very common.

[@JJ-oc6gh]

I'm going to be 16 when I'm a senior. Because I skipped a grade I'm always a year younger than everyone in my grade.

[@chibaby0306]

I graduated high school at 15

[@esomoi7197]

Just means she skipped a grade. It was the beginning of the school year before most people's birthdays

[@Serendipity-gj2me]

I did not expect to cry ​but just did.

[@WildArtistsl]

I cried, this is so touchy

[@solar_wind3257]

Makes me start bawling.

[@AkiraAlexisSoyra]

That was the saddest yet amazing thing I heard...

[@2Anonymous42]

Wow. Amazing. I am so glad your dad's life was saved.

[@ladybug-uggs8548]

My dad used to work in one of the towers. He worked in the second tower that was hit. Thankfully, nothing happened to him, and I’m thankful he’s alive.

[@40ozmouse-50]

My brother was supposed to be in one of the towers during the attack for a job interview. Cancelled the night before. Love you.

[@MrHyderMahmood]

1 story out of millions... including in Myanmar, Iraq, London, etc. Let's be grateful if we've never had to go through something like this...and those who incite and carry out such things...may they go through the worst...

[@nesst9607]

I love how you can see that she has had the entire moment imprinted in her head. She could visualise and see the whole entire scene playing out as she describes it.

[@JD-dh7bk]

Speechless.

[@Bethannny]

I watch this every year almost to pay respect and this hurts