THE PRAYER THAT WAS ANSWERED


Once a voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm  at sea and only two of  the men on it were able to swim to a small desert like island. both of them not knowing what else to do realised  that they had no other option except praying to god. in order to find out whose prayer was more powerful ,they decided to divided the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.                                                                                                                                                                                                                The first thing they prayed for was food. the next morning ,the first man saw a fruit  bearing tree on his side of the land and he was able to eat its fruits . the others man's land remained barren.                                                                                                                                                                                                After a week, the first man felt lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. the other man did not get anything.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. the next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. however, the second man still had nothing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife would leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The first man boarded the  ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. he considered the other man unworthy to receive god's blessings, since none of his prayers had answered. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven,  Why are you leaving your companion on the island.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My blessing are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them'' , the first man answered. ''His prayers were  all unanswered and so he does not deserve any thing''.
                                                                                                                                                                      ''you are mistaken! the voice rebuked him. ;; He had only one prayer, which I answered without which you would not have received any of my blessings''.  ''Tell me, what did he pray for? '' the first man asked the voice.   ''He prayed that all your prayers  be answered.''                                                                        





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