by neighboring natives. It turns out the young man and his parents were shipwrecked on the island when he was just 5 years old. His parents died, but by some miracle he survived. He found water, berries and bananas. Later he learned to catch fish & forage for eggs. At night he slept under the stars. Each morning he awoke with the sun. The wind blew, the rain fell, and he was happy. Over time forgot about people.
When the natives found him, he was shocked, but slowly began to remember his youth and parents. The natives started to teach him their religion… in order to get food and water, for the sun to rise, and to be happy, he had to pray to their god. They told him that even though his parents were dead, he could still talk to them in prayers.
Suddenly, everything the young man knew was in conflict. Food simply grew. Rain just fell, and the sun came up no matter what! His whole life his parents never spoke to him. Life never required prayer before.
So why should he change now?
Do the natives remind you of any other groups of people?
Did god not love the young man before he encountered the natives?
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