I’VE BEEN A DOCTOR FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS; JUDGING BY THE LOOK OF THINGS, I KNEW THAT THE BOY’S CHANCES OF SURVIVAL WERE VERY SLIM. IN SPITE OF THAT, HOWEVER, I HAD HIM PUT IN THE ICU. HE LAY THERE QUIETLY, AN OXYGEN MASK COVERING HIS FACE. SUDDENLY I KNELT DOWN AND SAID AN UNUSUALLY EARNEST PRAYER. “I’M WILLING TO DIE, BUT I HOPE YOU WILL PRESERVE THIS BOY,” I SAID TO GOD. “THE REASON IS SIMPLE: I‘M 65 YEARS OLD. I’VE LIVED A FULL AND COMFORTABLE LIFE; NOW I’M READY TO TAKE MY LEAVE OF THIS WORLD. BUT THIS BOY IS ONLY SIX! PLEASE LET HIM LIVE. LET HIM ENJOY WHAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER.”