The Power of Place

The endless expanse of ocean

”Your never going to get a spouse if you yawn like that on a date.”

-Fitz

The endless ocean is home to our hearts. The ocean can take endless amounts from you, but for me, it gives me peace and a home when I feel homeless. The ocean is a special place, nowhere else in the known universe has anything like it. Looking out into the endless blue 50 miles off shore at 4 in the morning is something that few get to experience, but it is an experience unlike anything else. It reminds me of how small the mistakes that we think are huge really are in a scale of things, and that’s beautiful. Looking at the rolling masses of water tossing our boat around finally brought me back from the clouds. Sitting out on a small center consul boat in the freezing waters of New England with shore no where to be found, is terrifying, at least for most people. For me theres nothing quite like it. It brings me to complete peace, which in today’s world is a very hard thing to find. The shout of “Tuna!” Brought me out of my trance. Off in the distance I saw it, a incredible splash and a massive tail. A monster yellow fin, at least, that’s what we thought it was. As we got closer we saw that there were a lot. Everywhere. 

“Are you kidding me!” The captain of the boat exclaimed. But being a fisher, you can assumed that there was some other words in there.

It was a school of dolphin. Running up to the front of the boat, was something I can not put into words. The curious creatures swam right up to a spot where i could have touched them. This went on for nearly 30 minutes. Where I felt truly free. The wind slapping me, the sea mist blanketing my skin, the beautiful animals right near me. It didn’t matter that no Tuna where put on board our boat. The experience I had, and have had many times, I would not trade for anything. Sometimes moments such as these are worth more than any amount of money. Most people have never had an experience like this, and I feel bad for them. That small 30 minute experience brightened my life for over a week. So I think it’s safe to say. The little things in life, often change your life the most.