Another reflection was of great use to me, and doubtless would be so to any one that should fall into such distress as mine was; and this was, to compare my present condition with what I at first expected it would be; nay, with what it would certainly have been, if the good providence of God had not wonderfully ordered the ship to be cast up nearer to the shore, where I not only could come at her, but could bring what I got out of her to the shore, for my relief and comfort; without which, I had wanted for tools to work, weapons for defence, and gunpowder and shot for getting my food.
Egy másik gondolat, amely nagy hasznomra volt, és kétségkívül máson is segítene, aki az enyémhez hasonló szorult helyzetbe kerül, az összehasonlítás volt, mellyel jelenlegi helyzetemet ahhoz mértem, amire első partot érésem után számíthattam volna. Túl azon, hogy az isteni gondviselés a part közelébe vezérelte a hajót, ahonnan a szárazra menekültem, mi lett volna velem, ha nem hozhatok magammal ennyi mindent, ami aztán kényelmemet szolgálja.