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The Generous Roots of Yuletide Yggdrasil I wanted to go back and respond to this post that was sort of forgotten and overshadowed by the raid which occurred a couple weeks back. I definitely get what you mean about "security in shared experience" and the inability for others outside of that experience to quite understand what it's like. I will never truly understand what life on the sea is like, and others will never know what it's like to have lived my own. Of course, I do love trying to understand that sea life :) Mainly through old romantic adventure novels. I am especially partial to the works of Joseph Conrad, as his books are not only full of high adventure, but also possess extreme literary merit. The main was a genius. "I did see unexplainable phenomena. And I wasn't alone. Thousands of crewmen and women and passengers alike saw it in the South Seas when I was there." That's pretty fascinating-sounding. Although, also terrifying...the feeling of vulnerability when out on the sea must be very real. I remember someone telling me a story, once, that whenever they meet a sea captain or otherwise life-long sailor, they always make sure to ask them what was the strangest thing they ever saw out on the sea. And they almost always have something to tell. It's a great big world out there in the ocean, and we only know a fraction of it. "One thing I tell you. When you're the bridge politeness is customary. All men are addressed as Mr., regardless of rank." Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Sounds quite nice. And classy. Thank you, Mr. Saint-Roque, for sharing your sea stories with us. I greatly enjoyed reading them. I bet that photo diary is a pretty amazing thing to pour through. |