I recently heard a story of a sailer that set out from spain heading for America. The guy in question called himself a moderately experienced sailer and had a good knowledge of the sea and good navigation skills. He had taken the time to prepare his course and gain supplys for his journey, and also prepared for all events.
afer 3 days at sea and making good progress his boat was suddenly hit by something. unsure of the damage he rush to the lower deck and saw his boat was rapidly taking on water. this was an abandon ship situation.
He released the life raft and got his emergancy racions together along with a bag of emergancy equipment. Having got himself and all his equipment into the raft he sat and watched as his yocht slowly sunk.
He had well thought out rations and equipment which included a book on survival at sea, a harpoon gun, 18 litres of water, small amount of food and distress flares.
He talks about how he tried to catch a fish to eat and it took him days of trying before he caught one. This was of course a boost but had now been alone in the raft for over a week.
Water was running short too and luckily for him he had pack a divice that turns sea water into drinking water, however this hardly helped as was a very slow process.
At one point he caught a larger fish and as he tried to get it out of the water it struggled and the harpoon gun pierced the raft. He was now in a worse situation and had to repair the raft as it was taking on water.
This guy was reportedly on that raft for 120 day before being picked up by a commercial ship. When asked what kept him going he said that little things like catching a fish kept him going to some extent, but the knowledge that his family was at home waiting was the one thing that made every day worth fighting for.
What motivates us. Well as a church member I have to say I take great motivation hearing testomonies from others and learning from others. To be a Christian also means it's important to spend time with other Christians shareing experiences and learning from each other
Motivation comes in many forms, but the greatest comes fom people around us encouraging and being encouraged!
