A severe storm saw a ship being tossed around and eventually destroyed, sinking to the bottom of the sea. Only one person survived and he ended up wading towards an island which was small and uninhabited. Not even animals roamed around. Thank God he found abundant fruits trees and managed to survive, even building a small hut with the driftwood he found on the beach. He lived all alone for almost a year, spending many hours looking towards the horizon to see if he can spot any vessel or ship passing by. One day, while he was searching for fruit, he came back to his hut and found it all up in flames. All his hard work to provide some shelter was gone in a few minutes. He was despondent and utterly desperate, besides a little angry at God that He had abandoned him completely. However when he woke up the next day, he hears unusual noise of what sounded like an engine. Looking around the island, he discovered a ship approaching him. He was of course delighted. They came to save him from isolation. When the sailors came off the ship, they approached him and found him in fairly good health. But he was so surprised how they were able to spot him, and he of course asked them ‘how did you know that I was here....?’ ‘ Well, we saw the signal you gave us by the smoke from the far-away island, and we came to get you!’ After picking up as much mango and jack-fruit, pineapple and bananas as they needed, he was on his way home. How often do we turn against God because something went wrong in our lives! Then we realize that whatever happened to us was a blessing in disguise. When God closes a door, He opens a window, or sends a ship to save us, when they notice the smoke from his humble home that burned to the ground.
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