? Survival Story from the Field of Master Mind News (MMN) ?
From the desk of: Donald Schaefer ?
To: Entrepreneur ?
Re: Surviving a Near Fatal Stab Wound ?
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 1:50 a.m. ⏳
Dear Entrepreneur,
My name is Donny Schaefer. I grew up in a small town called Ronkonkoma, located on Long Island in the state of New York.
In this article, I want to share a personal experience with you that helped me changed my life for the better.
When I was in my early teens to my mid 20’s, I lived what some people would call a… “thug life.”
All of my friends including myself were considered to be a tough crowd. We would run the streets by selling drugs and fighting any crew or outsiders who would seek to get in our way.
We roamed around some of the roughest areas and most of us were connected as family or friends. I remember my inner circle where we would rap, M.C., and perform in all clubs on Long Island. We would also “battle” other rappers in parking lots, at parties, or in nightclubs.
Needles to say, this lifestyle certainly did not attract the kind of people that you would introduce to your mom and dad. We could all relate because many of us have had problems growing up in our family. ?
A lot of the core issues in life are resulted from: ?
- Little or No Money.
- Divorced Parents.
- Child Abuse.
- Drug Addictions.
- Absent Parents.
- Relationship Problems.
- Loss of a Loved One.
- And More.
As a result of such causes; we would always have each others backs, but sometimes it back-fired. One evening, I received a phone call from one of my friends little brother. He needed help.
He said that his friend was going to fight someone over a girlfriend issue.
I didn’t think it was a big deal because I thought it was two young teenagers fighting. I figured I would go and make sure that no one got jumped or severely hurt. I went with one of my friends to the scene where the younger brother was there with just a few people. In total there was probably about 10 of us.
After a few minutes about 5 to 6 carloads of people drove up and got out of the car. They had roughly 30 people which was 3x’s the amount of us. I approached the leader and said… “Lets have these two just fight it out, and once there done we will squash all the beef.” He agreed, but halfway through the fight, one of the other guys hit me with a pipe in the back of the head.
Before we knew it, they were all attacking us. Everyone who was on my side took off leaving me behind to fight for my life. I was stabbed 2x’s near my kidney and beat repeatedly with a pipe and fists. ??
One of my friends finally circled back around and I jumped in his car. We then ended up in a high speed car chase. More of my friends showed up and we had them on the run. ?
After about twenty minutes of smashing their cars with bottles and sideswiping them off the road is when I realized I was losing a lot of blood and needed a doctor. I was rushed to the hospital where the paramedics said I can be internally bleeding. If I was, I might not have made it because it was over twenty minutes of constant bleeding.
They did a scan and found out the knife just missed my kidney and spleen and that I was very lucky to be alive. I spent two days in the hospital and was released. ?
The guy who stabbed me was arrested. One week after my stabbing, I had a rap performance and wasn’t feeling quite up to speed with my wounds and the aftermath from the incident, but I proceeded with the competition anyway. I went against my doctors wishes and had a great show.
After the dust settled the reality settled in. I started thinking is this lifestyle worth it? I almost died because of it. Thankfully, I’m still breathing. ?
We all can relate to moments of our past, but at this point, it’s my present and future that I’m thinking about. From that moment forward, I changed my life. I no longer hang out with the same “FRIENDS” that I used to.
I surround myself with people who aren’t trouble makers and who are positive influences in my life. I met a wonderful woman who I eventually married, bought a house and now work for a living. She has a great son who is now my stepson.
I have a beautiful family. At one point in my life being a rap star and being popular was the only thing that mattered to me. I realized that it nearly got me killed.
I now choose to be about my family, close friends, and my future. I am happy, healthy, and have a lot of love in my life. I wrote this to hopefully touch someone’s life who has or had a similar background. I truly hope you can be inspired to change your life.
There was a great rapper named Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls who was also involved in a life surrounded by violence. He turned his life around briefly to enjoy the fame and fortune, but unfortunately he was shot and killed.
Towards the end of his life he spoke about how fearful he was everyday. He thought that one day will be his last. He felt people were out to get him. Eventually, he prophesied his own death. I learned from my experience that it’s not the life for me. Instead…“I chose to go from negative to positive–and it’s all good.” ➕
Now I have my own company called Unified Minds and I love being an entrepreneur. ?
To Your Moment of Success,
Donny Schaefer ?
CEO of Unified Minds ?
Author, Writer, and Content Contributor.
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