The Pearl Essay

          The loss of the pearl was a punishment visited on those who tried to leave their station. And the Father made it clear that each man and woman is like a soldier sent by God to guard some part of the castle of the Universe. And some are in the ramparts and some far deep in the darkness of the walls. But each one must remain faithful to his post and must not go running about, else the castle is in danger from the assaults of Hell."

          This quote means that if their punishment is when people leave their position. Meaning they will leave it dangerously open it to the assaults of Hell or dangerous things. Kino was the one meant to find the pearl, and when the guys were trying to steal it from him. They had forgotten about the dangers the pearl can bring to the wrong owner.

        A real life example could be during a football game, when someone doesn't block the other team. The opponents could run through the opening and attack the quarterback. Another example could be like when you purposely take a zero on an assignment, your grade will go down. For both examples meaning that if you don't do what you were told to do, bad things will happen.