“After I finished reading Iian Provan’s [book], I was reminded of Yann Martel’s novel “The Life of Pi.” In the final chapter, the title character—Pi Patel—is interviewed by men who are seeking an account of why the ship on which he was traveling sank, and how he survived for over six months at sea. Pi tells them two stories: the first is a fantastic one about being on a lifeboat with a fully grown Bengal Tiger, and the second is a gruesome account in which the few other human survivors kill and cannibalize each other. Neither story gives a precise explanation as to why or how the ship sank, so Pi then asks his listeners, ‘Which story do you prefer? Which is the better story?’ They answer that the story with the animals is the better story, to which Pi responds, ‘Thank you. And so it goes with God.’”
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