Prayers to God to “preserve us from the dangers of the sea and from the violence of the enemy ” went unanswered as the converted passenger liner his father was on was attacked and destroyed by German battleships during World War II. ​ — All in the Mind — ​ A Farewell to God.
“ समुद्र के जोखिमों और दुश्‍मनों से रक्षा के लिए ” परमेश्‍वर से की गयी प्रार्थनाओं का कोई जवाब नहीं मिला । — दिमाग की उपज — परमेश्‍वर को अलविदा (अँग्रेज़ी) ।