Saved by a Guardian Angel
Once upon a time, a man set out on a sea voyage, in the company of his friends. Midway through the journey, the boat began to take on water. As it lisped and sank, everyone tried to escape by swimming, but it was all in vain. Everybody drowned, with the exception of this man, who managed to cling to a floating object. The strong winds buffeted and swept the floating object far far away, coming to rest on a small deserted island, where neither man nor animal dwelled. The only living creatures he came across were the multitudes of insects that swarmed the place. Through the sweat of his brow, he managed to build a small hut entirely out of straw. He stayed there for several days, feeding on fruits, and gradually adapting himself to his new life of solitude and suffering, even if one cannot truly get used to suffering as such. He lost all hope of ...