onditions and found myself not in mortal6 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.
Dozing off calmly—that was his way to deal with the ominous darkness for 480 minutes! Really amazing!
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 seized with panic7 and ran frantically without a sense of direction. Eventually 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 bearings and tried to calm themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with life itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are plunged8 in darkness. Mind you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle immediately. As you are not aware how to deal with it—you haven’t yet found ways and means to get over the darkness—you’d better hold your breath and calm yourself. Perhaps to doze off is an even better way. It seems to be a negative attitude, but a person who can afford to do so must have foresight9 as well as a great courage in the first place.