When I was a boy and my father wanted to teach me to swim, he threw me into the water, I fell and sank to the bottom. I could not swim, and felt that I could not breathe. I kept the little air I had, shutting my mouth, thinking that if God wishes, I shall be saved. I do not know how I walked under the water, and suddenly saw the light. Understanding that I was walking towards shallow water, I hastened my steps and came to a straight wall. I saw no sky above me, only water. Suddenly I felt a physical strength in me and jumped, saw a cord, grasped it and was saved.
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