« Rain, rain, go away! | Main | N39.2 W74.3 Atlantic City, New Jersey »
October 16, 2005
I Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself
I have to share an excerpt from an article entitled “The Peerless Ones” in the October 2005 Cruising World Magazine. We are often asked what we have learned on this journey, particularly about ourselves. It has been difficult to express, until I read this:
“Three years ago, 27-year old Erin Myers flew home from France to spend time in Maine with her grandmother, who’d taught her how to sail. Over cocktails, they talked about the circumnavigation that Erin was about the wrap up. ‘Imagine if everyone could live on a sailboat for a year’, her grandmother said. ‘They’d face their true selves, be forced to be responsible for their own actions, yet still be part of a team. They’d learn to make decisions and admit mistakes. They’d learn to share, pull their own weight, and be ready to help out when needed. They’d learn about conservation. They’d learn to trust and be trustworthy. This world would be better off if everyone were forced to live together like that for a year.’ “
Bingo.
Posted by dave at October 16, 2005 01:33 PM