"The Seventh Man" is a reflection on the past by the story's narrator when he was only ten years old. He experienced a terrible tsunami event that took the life of his good friend, K. The narrator had the opportunity to save his friend but he failed to do so which had a traumatic effect on his life. However, should the narrator feel guilty and not forgive himself for his failure to save K? The narrator should not feel guilty for his actions on that tragic day forty years ago and he should forgive himself. K was not the only victim that day; the narrator was also a victim. He was young and scared at the time and was forced to make a very difficult, adult-like decision which was to either save himself or risk his life to save his friend.