that terrifying moment, she looked at her husband and shouted only one sentence.
The teacher paused here while telling the story. Looking around, he asked the students, “What do you think she said at that moment?”
Most students replied, “She must have said, you selfish man! I was blind to trust you!”
The teacher noticed that one student had remained silent the whole time. When he asked for his opinion, the boy said, “Sir, I believe the woman said — take care of our daughter, raise her well.”
Surprised, the teacher asked, “Have you heard this story before?”
The boy shook his head and replied, “No sir. But before my mother died, she said the exact same thing to my father.”
The teacher nodded and said, “You are right.”
Then he continued the story.
The launch sank completely. The husband returned home alone and raised their daughter with care and love.
Years later, after the father passed away, the daughter found his old diary.
In the diary, it was written —
Before boarding the launch, doctors had already informed them that the wife had a deadly illness. She didn’t have much time left. Both of them knew the truth.
In that final moment, thinking only about their daughter’s future, the husband chose to survive alone.
He wrote in the diary:
“My heart wanted to sink into the sea with you, but for our daughter’s sake, I had to live. I left you alone in the ocean, thinking only of her.”
As the story ended, the classroom fell completely silent. Not a single sound could be heard.
The teacher understood — the students had learned the real lesson of the story.
Moral:
Never judge someone just by what you see on the surface. The truth is often hidden deep inside.