Is every moment important?
I've had this (long) quote on my hd for a lot of years and I get reminded of it too often.
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One day someone found a boat, a yacht. It was not running. It was adrift. Everything was onboard--food was in the kitchen, the table had been set. Everything was normal. But there was no one onboard. No fuel. They later surmised that the generators of the boat had been running until they ran out of fuel and stopped. There was no clue. So what had happened? Where was the crew? Where were the passengers? The theory is, they were driving the boat and came across beautiful waters. They stopped the boat, leaving the generators running, and all decided to go in the water. They just jumped off the side of the boat, neglecting to lower a ladder or to open the transom door. They all just jumped into the water, probably from the top. Then, when they tried to get back on--there was no way. This was a big yacht. Let's examine their predicament. They have a perfectly good boat. Food? Yes. Water? Yes. Everything. Having fun? Yes! I am sure that when they dove into they all thought, "This is beautiful," until one person said, "Let's get back on the boat." And then, realizing that they couldn't get back on, called out, "Is anybody on board that can help us?" No. Radios? Yes. Perfectly good working radios, I'm sure. One radio call could have connected them anywhere in the world. They probably even had satellite phones. But somebody forgot to put the ladder out. Is every moment important? What do you think? I don't know how many years the skipper of that boat had been sailing. I'm sure he had years and years of experience because it was a large yacht. And how many seconds did it take for that experience to go away, to be destroyed? The time it takes to jump from the top of the boat to hit the water. That's a very short time. A few seconds. I'm sure they had fire extinguishers, flares, all kinds of things onboard to be secure and safe, but they weren't of any use. A mystery for the investigators. A perfectly good yacht, perfectly set up, drifting in the high seas. How could this be? One moment of unconsciousness can have far reaching consequences. Far reaching. |
Do something spectacular; be fulfilled. Then you can be your own hero. Prem Rawat
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