Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do, than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
This quote is often attributed - falsely - to Mark Twain, the writer of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" and many others. Regardless of the authenticity of the source, the quote does make one stop and take stock of things and look back on how one has lived one's life. Hindsight is always 20/20 and often tinged with regret.
I sailed away from many a safe harbour and passed up many a career opportunity; instead of climbing the corporate ladder I climbed Table Mountain and the New Guinea Highlands and the clifftop monasteries of Meteora in Greece and Mount Vaea in Samoa to pay homage to Robert Louis Stevenson. Any regrets? A few, but none about my many travels!
The time to enjoy the safety of the harbour is now, but there's still plenty of excitement. Last Saturday we went to the Moruya Markets where we watched this amazing seal in the Moruya River who seemed to enjoy the attention he was getting from the many people on the shore.
The more we clicked our cameras and oohed and aahed, the more he belly-rolled and flip-flapped his flippers and splashed and snorted.
We should be so grateful for being allowed to live in a place which has so many of nature's wonders on offer. This one really sealed it for me!
