Every person lives for something good, something he should do in this life.
And his fate may be unsuccessful or wrong, but still there is at least one moment that he remembers and knows that that day he lived not in vain.
We also had such a day. for three.
We went fishing on Ladoga. There is such a place near Peter, where you can't get to the lake. Before this you need to cross the canal, then walk through the forest another 700-800 meters and only then you will get out to the shore. But we had a friend who lived on this none’s land, transporting through the canal, renting boats and staying in an abandoned building. Here we have arrived.
We settled and went to the evening star.
Just got out of the bushes of the barley, as the son says, say look at the boat turning. There is no wind, but in the distance you can see the rubber turning. It became clear that someone fell out and was trying to get back. We went there, we went swimming. The retired fisherman was already hanging on a rope along the board and was white like a canvas. was pulled. We picked up the boat and back.
I’m not going to stop at how we pulled him out with cognac, dragged a boat with a lower anchor and dragged the man into the house.
He survived, and that is the most important thing.
As it turned out, the man was a heartbeat and he at some point struck. He fell and then tried to get on the boat for three hours. To the shore is far, water +12 and a place where no one is. In a word, he was lucky this time. His angel sent us at the last moment.
But now I know that I have lived for at least one day. And I am immeasurably grateful to the heavens for the opportunity given to help the neighbor.