Many years ago, a container ship was crossing the Atlantic Ocean and a black service boy accidentally fell into the choppy ocean water while working on the deck. He shouted for help in the strong wind and relentless waves, but no one heard him. He watched the ship moving further and further away from him.

The will to survive enabled the child to swim in the cold water, and he used all his strength to move his thin arms, trying to keep his head out of the water, with his eyes wide open and staring at the ship’s direction. The ship moved further and further away until it became a speck on the horizon. Eventually, all that remained was the vast ocean.

The child’s strength was draining away and he felt that he really could not swim on. He was ready to sink. “Give it up,” he said to himself. At that moment, he remembered the old captain’s kind face and friendly eyes. “No, the captain will come to my rescue when he finds out I fell into the water!” With that thought, the child continued swimming on with his last breath.

The captain finally realized the ship’s boy was missing, and when he concluded that the child had fallen into the ocean, he ordered the ship to turn around. The first officer tried to dissuade the captain from that course of action saying: “It has been a while. If the ocean did not swallow him, the sharks certain did.” The captain hesitated for a moment and decided to go back. Another said, “Is it worth it for a black child?” In response, the captain shouted at his first officer: “Quiet!”

The actions of the captain meant that the ship arrived and rescued the child at the moment when he was about to drown. When the child regained consciousness, he knelt down to thank the captain for saving his life. The captain picked up the child and asked: “My child, how did you hold on for so long?” The child replied: “I knew you will come to save me!” “But how did you know for sure that I was going to come and save you?” asked the captain. “Because I know you’re that kind of person!” replied the boy.

Hearing that, the grey-haired captain dropped down on his knees in front of the black boy with tears streaming down his cheeks: “My child, I did not save you, but you saved me! I’m ashamed of my moment of hesitation.”

Happiness is when someone can trust you. When in despair, the fact that others think of you and believe that you will bring salvation is even more special. That trust in you is the fortune you accumulate all the time and deposit in someone else’s account. The opportunity for success and the happiness in others’ trust are yours to keep because when there is a need, others will send the happiness and wealth to you.

Translated by Yi Ming and edited by Helen

http://www.visiontimes.com/2020/01/03/the-power-of-faith.html

信任的力量

很多年以前，一艘货轮在烟波浩淼的大西洋上行使。

一个在船尾搞勤杂的黑人小孩不慎掉进了波涛滚滚的大西洋。

孩子大喊救命，无奈风大浪急，船上的人谁也没有听见，他眼睁睁的看著货轮拖著浪花越走越远……

求生的本能使孩子在冰冷的海水里拚命地游，他用尽全身的力气挥动著瘦小的双臂，努力使头伸出水面，睁大眼睛盯著轮船远去的方向。
船越走越远，船身越来越小，到后来，什么都看不见了，只剩下一望无际的汪洋。

孩子的力气也快用完了，实在游不动了，他觉得自己要沉下去了。

放弃吧，他对自己说。

这时候，他想起老船长那张慈祥的脸和友善的眼神。

不，船长知道我掉进海里后，一定会来救我的！想到这里，孩子鼓足勇气用生命的最后力量又朝前游去……

船长终于发现那黑人孩子失踪了，当他断定孩子是掉进海里后，下令返航，回去找。

这时，有人规劝：“这么长时间了，就是没有被淹死，也让鲨鱼吃了……”

船长犹豫了一下，还是决定回去找。

又有人说：“为一个黑奴孩子，值得吗？”

船长大喝一声：“住嘴！”

终于，在那孩子就要沉下去的最后一刻，船长赶到了，救起了孩子。

当孩子苏醒起来之后，跪在地上感谢船长的救命之恩时，船长扶起孩子问：“孩子，你怎么能坚持这么长时间？”

孩子回答：“我知道您会来救我的，一定会的！”

“你怎么知道我一定会来救你的？”

“因为我知道你是那样的人！”

听到这里，白发苍苍的船长“扑通”一声跪在黑人孩子面前，泪流满面：“孩子，不是我救了你，而是你救了我啊！我为我在那一刻的犹豫而耻辱……”

一个人能被他人相信也是一种幸福。

他人在绝望时想起你，相信你会给予拯救更是一种幸福。你的被信任，是你时时刻刻积累著，存放在别人帐户上的一笔财富。

成功的机会与信任的幸福是你的，因为当有需要时，别人随时会送来你的幸福与财富。