A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the worst was that he found himself unable to ask for help because his mobile phone was out of work as a result of exhausted batterry. Nothing could be done but wait in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the arrival of the rescue.
It is almost unimaginable that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his explanation : “ First of all, I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no way to call for help , I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from bleeding. In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men tried to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of direction. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the rescue people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the opening of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to calm themselves, they would probably sense a faint light flashing not far away.
Don’ t you think that you can compare it with life itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Mind that it’ s unclear yet and you needn’t giye up struggle immediately. It seems to be a negative attitude, but a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.