When the narrator is eleven years old, all he has is his mother and father, who protect him from the elements. He has learned to survive and protect himself since then. After learning to play the guitar, he sells his bottles and works hard to earn enough money to buy a new one. When he is twenty-one, he meets a man. The man tells him that if someone were unkind to him, but loved him dearly, he should forgive the person. The narrator is happy that he has found his true love.