What to do when you fall off board while big wave surfing? When you can neither see the bottom nor the sky? When you are a grain of sand being played with by massive waves?
Gather yourself and wait patiently for the ocean to release its grip. That's what a seasoned surfer once told me.
The problem is that you never know when the ocean will show mercy. But the supply of oxygen in your lungs is guaranteed to vanish before your eyes. In that sense, both pros and rookies risk suffocation and drowning. So, what sets them apart?
The pro's got a strategy. He stretches his oxygen reserves. He endures the reef's blows. He knows what he is waiting for.
Amidst the chaos, he spots order and purpose. His coordinates haven't shifted. Sky and land remain present yet unseen.
He must grit his teeth and hold on a little longer.
As soon as the ocean loosens its grip and a glimmer of the surface appears, he bolts for the exit without delay.
That's why the pro stays cool. He's got stuff to do. He gives it his all, ditches stupid risks, leaving the rest to fate.
A strategy doesn't guarantee success, but it seriously ups the odds. Why? Because the pro knows the ocean inside out, and he knows himself just as well.
No illusions mean no surprises for the pro. The ocean's both a cold-blooded killer and a nurturing farther. And pro himself is both a helpless grain of sand and the one-who-is-at-one-with-the-mighty-ocean.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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