"I check my watch and the wind speed. I wonder if we'll keep this pace, and if the wind will keep a constant breath, if that cloud far off to the east is headed our way.
Ming's words flutter like tell-tales in the breeze, and I am reminded of the things that matter and the ones that don't."
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"I'll get there when I get there."
It was a simple sentence we heard only six days after leaving our home dock, but their meaning has resonated for three years.
And I am still learning the lesson: how to patiently ride a soft wind, to release the false frenzy of land, and focus on the moment, not the destination.
For the backstory on this column:
The day we fell under Ming's spell: Get There When I Get There
The day we met Ming: The Raft-Up
"I'll get there when I get there."
It was a simple sentence we heard only six days after leaving our home dock, but their meaning has resonated for three years.
And I am still learning the lesson: how to patiently ride a soft wind, to release the false frenzy of land, and focus on the moment, not the destination.
For the backstory on this column:
The day we fell under Ming's spell: Get There When I Get There
The day we met Ming: The Raft-Up
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