Step Into Liquid.... Don't be Scared.

I love the outdoors, but I also have an appreciation for the media we have available to us in this modern society. If you are scared to get out into the ocean (which I understand--it is powerful and mysterious) then at least push yourself in other directions and using other media (film, books, aquariums, the internet, music, ect.) to explore and try to understand it. 

The ocean covers 3/4 of the world. Even if you hate it and/or don't understand it (...to some extent I don't really either) if you want to be respected and well-rounded you should have a basic understanding of this massive body of water. As we have seen recently with the underwater earthquake off the coast of Japan that caused a tsunami, it is important to understand water movement and how the ocean responds to environmental stress. 

I have to take history, political science, human sexuality courses and so forth....well, marine biology courses should be obligatory. Everybody should be exposed to the diversity of animals and if anything gain an understanding about fisheries (after all, you probably eat things from the ocean...do you just put anything into your mouth without thinking about where it's from and how it got there)? 


For example, we all have a basic understanding of our history and where we come from. We know about the Civil War, the Cold War, and WWII. Well, wouldn't it be beneficial for the general public to learn about the bountiful resources in the ocean and how we consume them, it's capacity to provide energy, and implications resulting from human impacts? We always seem to be thinking about where we come from and never where we are going. Even if you have no respect for the ocean you should at least be concerned about the status of the resources in it for future generations. 

Living day by day is bullshit. Don't be lazy. Planning is where it is at. 

“The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.” 

Gifford Pinchot 

So let's start easy. If anything people tend to love surfing. This film evokes an array of emotions and any viewer will feel some sense of unity with the blue sea. The film is 

and it is epic and inspiring (Director Dana Brown). This is not your traditional surfing movie. It chronicles the culture of nearly every single surfing form in regions across the globe. It features surfers like Rob Machado, Robert August, the Malloy brothers, Gerry Lopez, and many many more! It demonstrates the strong cultural implications that result from this pastime...like how it can unite children from Protestant and Catholic backgrounds in the divided regions of Northern Ireland. 

I hope I can at least start getting people to be stoked on the sea. That's where we need to begin....