06-08-2007, 10:22 PM
The soul of sailing You and a boat, and a wonderful philosophy (Goldman)
WHAT IS IT WITH SAILBOATS ANYWAY? WHY ARE WE DRAGGED AWAY FROM OUR HOMES AND FORCED TO TAKE THEM SAILING?
Is it wanderlust, a sense of adventure, or merely dissatisfaction with residing on dry land? the answer is "YES"
But I find that, in addition to these questions, there is something that runs deeper. That same emotion that moves you, when watching the endless surf drag back the shingle or watching the endless stream divide the coppice, also moves you while reaching over the rollers, mile after mile.
A FEELING OF THE INFINITE. A FEELING THAT LIFE GOES ON NO MATTER WHAT. A FEELING OF BEING APART OF THIS WORLD'S PULSE.
Hang on for life
Then the wind picks up and the sea gets snotty and you literally have to hang on for your life. And that is grandlose, too, without pretension. For if you must die-and , Lord only knows , you must-Why sit around the living room and watch the Green Bay Packers?
You need a green bay? I know just where to go. You need to float your trusty canoe down a placid stream through the forest? I know just where to go. you need a pond to watch a miracle... a dragonfly's emergence, perhaps? I can take you there.
THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP YOU FROM BEING IMMERSED: THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP YOU FROM SOOTHING YOUR TROUBLED SOUL.
Nothing except your 40 hours. Nothing except the roof to mend. Nothing except that cocktail party with people who bore you silly. I get cought up in all those things myself.
You need to make the most of your every hour. life is a whirl...let yourself get caught up in the maelstrom. enough to be cont. From GOOD OLD BOAT hock: Bud.
WHAT IS IT WITH SAILBOATS ANYWAY? WHY ARE WE DRAGGED AWAY FROM OUR HOMES AND FORCED TO TAKE THEM SAILING?
Is it wanderlust, a sense of adventure, or merely dissatisfaction with residing on dry land? the answer is "YES"
But I find that, in addition to these questions, there is something that runs deeper. That same emotion that moves you, when watching the endless surf drag back the shingle or watching the endless stream divide the coppice, also moves you while reaching over the rollers, mile after mile.
A FEELING OF THE INFINITE. A FEELING THAT LIFE GOES ON NO MATTER WHAT. A FEELING OF BEING APART OF THIS WORLD'S PULSE.
Hang on for life
Then the wind picks up and the sea gets snotty and you literally have to hang on for your life. And that is grandlose, too, without pretension. For if you must die-and , Lord only knows , you must-Why sit around the living room and watch the Green Bay Packers?
You need a green bay? I know just where to go. You need to float your trusty canoe down a placid stream through the forest? I know just where to go. you need a pond to watch a miracle... a dragonfly's emergence, perhaps? I can take you there.
THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP YOU FROM BEING IMMERSED: THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP YOU FROM SOOTHING YOUR TROUBLED SOUL.
Nothing except your 40 hours. Nothing except the roof to mend. Nothing except that cocktail party with people who bore you silly. I get cought up in all those things myself.
You need to make the most of your every hour. life is a whirl...let yourself get caught up in the maelstrom. enough to be cont. From GOOD OLD BOAT hock: Bud.