After World War II and my service in the Merchant Marines, at twenty-one years old, I went fishing with my cousin. The boat sank, and my cousin drowned. I felt I too was going to die, but when I made it to land, I said, Thank you, God, whoever you are. After this experience, I studied many available sources and learned that the earth will be here forever as the home of mankind, that the soul is you, that hell is not a place of eternal torment, and Jesus is the Son of God. By continued research, I now feel I know more about the true God and his Son and feel less confused.