Last night was like being in the middle of a bombing run. I was sure that Namaste would be struck by lightning. A direct hit would fry every stitch of electronics on board, my cameras, laptop, hard drives, sailing electronics & water maker, radar, my wiring, lights, the whole damn kit & caboodle. There is a large EMP after a strike, and I think it would probably bulk erase all my video tapes as well, I’d be wiped out, last night I was fearful, just for a while though.
When I left Los Angeles after the break up with my fiancé I walked away from everything and it was the best thing that I ever did, it was my beginning, my re-birth if you will.
I was watching “fight club” last night (it’s one of my favorite films). There is a great line by Tyler Derden (Brad Pitt) as he’s giving Ed Norton a chemical burn. He looks deep into his eyes and says “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything”. It’s so true. I’ll say it again, “you don’t own your possessions, they own you”.
You’d be surprised to know how many emails I get from people that dream of doing what I’m doing but just cant, they’re either too plugged into master control, or crippled with fear of the sea. Life has a double edge, and everything has a price. If we are too afraid to live the life we dream, and death is the absence of life, we’re not really living are we? I don’t mean to be too much of an anarchist, but burn it down, get out, and take freedom buy the scruff and demand it. Freedom was an illusion I thought I always had, it wasn’t until recently I realized I had know idea what freedom meant. In my opinion we only have one shot at this ball game, and working full time until I’m 65 is too much of a price to pay for a bunch of crap I don’t want or need. I will not sacrifice my life for a house & car, what have we become? By the end of the lightning storm I wasn’t worried anymore; if I have to go back to the bottom I’m cool with that. I’m not going to stay in port in fear of loosing a mast, running into a hurricane, or being struck by lightning. Fear is control, and I really don’t like being controlled.
I have a homework assignment for all you who dream of getting out of the system. Rent two movies tonight, “Fight Club”, and the original “Matrix”, what great films. Don’t bother with the other Matrix’s, they’re garbage.
I think a lot of us “dreamers” must reassess our attitudes and prioritize what is really important to us.
I believe that if you dream hard enough you can make it real.
Peace, Love, & Freedom!
– Alex
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