Recently at a conference I was participating in, we sat at a lunch swapping stories. The conversation turned to stories of getting lost as children.
One of our companions told a rather harrowing story about his childhood in Alaska. He has his two brothers ended up lost in very cold weather. One brother got separated from the other two and managed to find his way home. Unfortunately, our dining companion and the other brother remained lost. They wandered for a good while as temperatures continued to drop and the sun started to go down. At one point, he wandered to a house that resembled his own, and opened the door. The family he saw was not his, so he quickly shut the door and continued to try to find his way home. Eventually, he and his brother did make it home. When they arrived they came upon the search parties that had been formed to find them.
We heard this story from his perspective. Who knows what kind of agony his parents were facing? This man was very fortunate that he did make it home and that no harm befell him. And when I say harm, I am not necessarily talking about someone (human or animal) trying to hurt him. Had he grew tired and fallen asleep, he might have succumbed to the cold temperatures.
In the past we’ve discussed the usefulness of a GPS tracking device in keeping children with special needs out of harm’s way. Actually, children in general are quite vulnerable. Consider getting a personal GPS tracking device to keep your children safe. Rocky Mountain Tracking has a wide selection available.
