Chapter 42

           

           Thebluesea—thebluesky!—andGod’ssunshineoverall!TothisIwoke,afteralongperiodofunconsciousness,andfoundmyselfafloatonawideocean,fastboundtoawoodenspar.SostronglyknottedweremybondsthatIcouldnotstireitherhandorfoot,...andafteroneortwoineffectualstrugglestomoveIgaveuptheattempt,andlaysubmissivelyresignedtomyfate,faceupturnedandgazingattheinfiniteazuredepthsaboveme,whiletheheavingbreathofthesearockedmegentlytoandfrolikeaninfantinitsmother’sarms.AlonewithGodandNature,I,apoorhumanwreck,drifted——lost,yetfound!Lostonthisvastseawhichsoonshouldservemybodyasasepulchre,...butfound,inasmuchasIwasfullyconsciousoftheexistenceandawakeningoftheImmortalSoulwithinme—thatdivine,actualandimperishableessence,whichnowIrecognisedasbeingallthatisvaluableinamaninthesightofhisCreator.Iwastodie,soonandsurely;—thisIthought,asthebillowsswayedmeintheirhugecradle,runninginfoamyripplesacrossmyboundbody,anddashingcoolsprayuponmybrows—whatcouldIdonow,doomedandhelplessasIwas,toretrievemywastedpast?Nothing!saverepent—andcouldrepentanceatsolateanhourfitthelawsofeternaljustice?HumblyandsorrowfullyIconsidered,...

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