We Are Not Alone
A man fell over a cliff and, half way down, managed to grab hold of a shrub and break his fall. Dangling precariously, he looked first up, then down, and realised that if he was going to survive he would need a miracle. Lifting his eyes to the heavens, he shouted, “Is there anybody up there?”
To his amazement, a voice inside his head whispered, “Yes, I am up here.”
“I need help!” he screeched.
“Put your foot on the tiny toehold, reach your hand to the jutting rock, let go of the shrub, and inch by inch I will stay with you all the way to the bottom of the cliff.”
Terrified at the prospect, the man pleaded, “I was thinking of something more miraculous.”
“That’s not the deal on offer,” came the voice. “But if you trust me, I won’t leave you at any moment until the very end.”
There was a long, thoughtful silence. And then the man called out, “Is there anybody else up there?”
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