Eternal Ocean

"Can you imagine what it is to cross an ocean? 

For weeks you see nothing but the horizon, perfect and empty.  

You live in the grip of fear. 

Fear of storms, 

fear of sickness on board, 

fear of the immensity.

So you must drive that fear down deep into your belly.

Study your charts,

watch your compass,

pray for a fair wind, 

and hope.

Hope.

Pure,

naked,

fragile,

hope.

At first, it's no more than a haze on the horizon.

So you watch.

You watch.

And there's a smudge,

a shadow on the far water.

For a day,

and another day,

the stain slowly spreads on the horizon.

Until, 

by the third day you let yourself believe,

you dare to whisper the word.

Land.

Land,

life, 

resurrection,

a true adventure coming out of the vast unkown,

out into new life."

Quoted from the film 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'

This portrayal of the ocean as an image of eternity is so beautifully written.  We live our lives not knowing what's next, not knowing what's on the horizon; yet we must take each step with faith, walk through our fears, and hold on to hope.  Life is our ocean.  Sail on.