In Want of Water...
A story of three boys who died in a lake up north over the weekend made me sad.
I grew up sailing on the Great Lake with my Dad. When I was 17, he almost drowned because of an accident on the boat. It was just the two of us out there and I saved his life. Since that day, when I was pitted against the wind and the water, I shudder whenever I hear of a water accident because I was so close to being a part of one of those stories. I have always adored water, but now, it is a love that includes awe and fear.
Nevertheless, when spring comes around and you can smell the air and water, I begin to long for the feel of a boat and water underneath me. That loose feeling you have of not being on solid land is one that I developed a love for so long ago I cannot remember- that is, of course, after I got over being terrified of it (circa age 5).
So in honor of looking forward to more water adventures this summer:
"I never felt easy till the raft was two miles below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi. Then we hung up our signal lantern, and judged that we was free and safe once more. We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy an comfortable on a raft."
-"The Adventures of Huck Finn"
I grew up sailing on the Great Lake with my Dad. When I was 17, he almost drowned because of an accident on the boat. It was just the two of us out there and I saved his life. Since that day, when I was pitted against the wind and the water, I shudder whenever I hear of a water accident because I was so close to being a part of one of those stories. I have always adored water, but now, it is a love that includes awe and fear.
Nevertheless, when spring comes around and you can smell the air and water, I begin to long for the feel of a boat and water underneath me. That loose feeling you have of not being on solid land is one that I developed a love for so long ago I cannot remember- that is, of course, after I got over being terrified of it (circa age 5).
So in honor of looking forward to more water adventures this summer:
"I never felt easy till the raft was two miles below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi. Then we hung up our signal lantern, and judged that we was free and safe once more. We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy an comfortable on a raft."
-"The Adventures of Huck Finn"
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