The wind roared and the waves were rough. Although the storm was not as big as what I saw later, it was much smaller than what I saw a few days later. However, this is enough to scare me, a young sailor who is new here. I quietly waited for each layer of huge waves to devour us. When the ship fell into the trough, I always thought it would never surface again. I swear to heaven in extreme fear that if the curtain falls, let me drag out an ignoble existence this time. If I can set foot on land again, I promise to go home, never look back, and never get on the boat again in my lifetime. I will listen to my father's advice and never take this road of self-destruction Now I can clearly see how incisive his views on the middle class are, and how comfortable his life is, that is, he has not been ravaged by storms at sea or tortured by hardships on land. In a word, I am determined to be a repentant prodigal son.

"When we encounter bad things, we should consider the good things involved."

"It's useless for a person to just sit and dream about what he can't get. This is the absolute truth. "

"In the most unfortunate predicament. We can also find that comforting ourselves and comparing advantages and disadvantages is a pro-thing. "

My father wants me to study law, but I am bent on sailing. One day, I went to Hull City. One of my companions is going to London on his father's boat. Nothing moves me more than this. I had to go with him-it was August of 165 1, when I was nineteen years old.

As soon as the ship sailed out of Haikou, it was attacked by a terrible storm, which made me feel unspeakable sadness and horror. I swear with pain that if God spared my life on this voyage, I would return to my dear parents after landing, and I would follow their advice from now on.

But the next day the wind stopped and the waves stopped. The sun sets in the west, followed by a beautiful and lovely night. At this time, I drank a bowl of sweet wine brewed by my companion and forgot my determination to go home after this voyage. This habit of mine has brought great misfortune to my life-willful actions often bring me disasters, but when disasters come, I always refuse to seize the opportunity to repent. After the danger, I forgot all my vows and threw myself into life without any tricks.