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.”