While walking across those paths for many years, his grandmother used to tell him a lot of other stories about life, nature and humanity.
Once he asked his granny about the meaning of life- she said, “If you really wish to learn the true meaning of life, then accept the challenges that could come to you”.
She further side, “Challenges are the best way that make us grow”.
Gary took those words as milestones and took them very seriously, and thoughtfully- like the lighthouse, those words were also worked as the guide in his life.
Continued….
Pure fiction. Any similarity should be treated as mere coincidence.