on launching a canoe
On launching a canoe, one should be prepared to paddle. Or, on launching a canoe, at the least, one should be prepared to commence paddling. Foregoing that, one should be content to think about paddling and be satisfied that someone else is doing it instead.
The canoe is an interesting instrument. And I do call it that and draw the comparison to any tuba or x-ray spectroscope in the sense that the canoe is played upon the water. And, like any sailor's accordion, the canoe inspires a certain sense of calm and (as they say in the city) centering. The canoe is, in short, a mechanism with which one interacts and manipulates in order to achieve the stimulation that opens up the mind, body, and soul to a higher plane of consciousness.
And conscientiousness is also the most important quality to have in a canoe. No rapids are run by the lackluster and no races are won by the hesitant. At the paddle, one should have a solid grasp on reality and their pedigree. What matters most is the intent; embarking on a canoe is a decision cresting waves of history.
Wait for that right wave. If you are looking to leave from a beach or landing nothing can be more embarrassing and discrediting than capsizing at the point of departure or losing a leg. A canoe laden with water weighs more than a metric ton and can wrap around a rock like tin foil on a baked potato. You absolutely do not want to go into a meeting to convince your financiers not to pull out of your canoe exposition dragging a mangled leg. Not only will it be painful, it will be bad form.
On launching a canoe, one should be prepared to paddle. Or, on launching a canoe, at the least, one should be prepared to commence paddling. Foregoing that, one should be content to think about paddling and be satisfied that someone else is doing it instead.
The canoe is an interesting instrument. And I do call it that and draw the comparison to any tuba or x-ray spectroscope in the sense that the canoe is played upon the water. And, like any sailor's accordion, the canoe inspires a certain sense of calm and (as they say in the city) centering. The canoe is, in short, a mechanism with which one interacts and manipulates in order to achieve the stimulation that opens up the mind, body, and soul to a higher plane of consciousness.
And conscientiousness is also the most important quality to have in a canoe. No rapids are run by the lackluster and no races are won by the hesitant. At the paddle, one should have a solid grasp on reality and their pedigree. What matters most is the intent; embarking on a canoe is a decision cresting waves of history.
Wait for that right wave. If you are looking to leave from a beach or landing nothing can be more embarrassing and discrediting than capsizing at the point of departure or losing a leg. A canoe laden with water weighs more than a metric ton and can wrap around a rock like tin foil on a baked potato. You absolutely do not want to go into a meeting to convince your financiers not to pull out of your canoe exposition dragging a mangled leg. Not only will it be painful, it will be bad form.
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