By: Noah D.
And, with shocking simplicity, we made the purchase.
Literally, a decade of dreaming and research has led to this.
And, as we were on our way home, the question, “Are you happy?” was raised. My answer sounds like a fortune cookie: Happiness does not come from the things we own, but the way we put to use the things we own. Cats can be happy with a cardboard box because they know how to play in them. But humans can be miserable with multimillion dollar mansions.
Happiness is our own responsibility, not the responsibility of anyone else or the things with which we surround ourselves.
Here we are, 42 foot sailboat in hand, doing everything we can to live our lives in a way that we will look back on it and say, “Wow, that was a great thing.”
Living your life the way you want to live it is a very courageous undertaking. I envy you both. The murmurs you at times discern from some of us is I believe usually a result of a mixture of our envy, and our anger that you two seem to not be bound by the fears that keep most of us safely in the harbor along with a generous dose of genuine concern for your well being. Fly. You help us to see possibilities.