The ocean is a metaphor for life.

for me I see the ocean as a great metaphor for life
sometimes its calm and peaceful
sometimes the wind blows and waves crash and it seems very dangerous...
sometimes its calm on the surface and tumultous below the surface
and dangers lurk in deep dark places that are unknown
sometimes we float happily
other times we struggle not to sink and die....

sometimes we play there with friends....and sometimes we face it all alone..and it is HUGE, so much larger then us and we cannot take it on alone.

My friend Sonia wrote this--I think it's beautiful

 

I agree, it's very beautiful. nice deep thought

 

It's why I live close to the beach. I'm hard-headed so I need a giant daily reminder of reality every day. It's so pacifying and soul-affirming. It's not only a spiritual experience, but also a very visceral, dare I say, carnal one, too. I love the sea. It's utterly alien and terrifying, yet also somehow conveys a sense of home. It's wreathed in joy and melancholy.

Like yin and yang.

msi.

 

I might be moving to Florida late this summer. I have a few friends who live in Tampa, and I want to live there badly.

 

Awesome poem