[Paddlewise] old man and the sea

Hope you don't mind my two "sense" about The old man and the sea, which I did
enjoyed reading and even though I'm a paddler of the Adirondacks not of the
sea!


Just finished reading Ralphs statement about, which I wished he had gone on
and on!


If you don't mind me generalizing, philosophizing or psychoanalyzing, it's the
"basics" that we all find most comforting to the/our spirit, kind of like the
smell of fresh baked bread.  We, maybe even as a society, tend to over
complicate things when trying to reach deep down in to ourselves to find
something to make us feel good. 


Maybe it's our society that makes us complicate things which hides those thing
we really need to be really happy and we are a product of such society.


It's comforting to know there are men like the the old man and the sea, maybe
a product of his society 25 years ago, to enlighten us, because what do we
really need, to do the things we like to do, as long as you're good at what
you do, so you can do it over and over again!  To become content with
ourselves and the world around us or to just let the world go by, if only for
a short time.


Paddling is one of those things, basics, that makes me feel good and I am
guilty, I am a product of my society, I have complicated the basic with my
kevlar kayak and carbon bent shaft paddle, when I start paddling it doesn't
take me very long to realize I'm paddling way to fast, I need to slow down, so
I can realize what is around me and before I can reach the contentment I am
looking for.





HAPPY PADDLING and thanks Ralph, may we all get connected to nature in a
special way and find the contentment we all are looking for


It's suppose to hit 40 degrees today and if there's not to much ice in the
Hudson I'm going paddling, if only for a little while.


Bill Doody















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