Survival manual (iii)

"I wept like a child. It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Nor was it the presence of my brothers and sisters, though that too was very moving. I was weeping because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously. I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things a meaningful shape. (...) It´s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go."

And thus, the story ended.

Life of Pi, by Yann Martel.