The parable of the wrecked ship

A crew set out on a course. When their vessel came into troubled waters, the captain stepped in to adjust the course. There was no port nearby that they could have reached with their provisions. They could have only salvaged what they got without even trying to complete their journey, but of course they would not, and most certainly not their captain. Alas, the ship was wrecked, and salvaging what they got was what the crew had to. And in this bind an argument broke out what to salvage, whether to focus on their immediate needs or their long-term perspective.

I ask you, is it not always so? A beast steers the course of a whore and comes into troubled waters and ditches her and is wrecked and spirits of devils seek to guide the salvage operation.

I hope that is plain. I'm currently watching Witness again. I feel rather deeply moved, being in the same camp of those few, who're prepared to salvage what they've got before the ship is wrecked.