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.
त्यांचे वडील समुद्रप्रवासाच्या दरम्यान मरण पावल्यामुळे आधीपासूनच कमजोर असलेल्या त्यांच्या विश्‍वासाला आणखीनच धक्का पोहंचला.