Yesterday I came back from El Salvador where I spent a week learning to surf (and generally chilling out on the beach). It was great to have a real relaxing holiday with nothing to do except watch the sunrise from my bed, collect shells at low tide, lie in a hammock and watch the real surfers do their stuff.
So it got me thinking about a few things. A couple of times I was just sat on the beach enjoying the peace and quiet, when I noticed that there was all sorts of movement going on around me.
The hermit crabs were on the move!
Hermit crabs are those tiny crabs, who live under a shell, and then scuttle around going about their business (collecting something or other, going to the supermarket, visiting other hermit crabs maybe ??). But as soon as I moved even a tiny bit, they drop their shells and pretend they're just an empty shell ("nothing to see here"). It's like they think that they can only do anything or make progress if no-one else is watching, regardless if they are friend or foe.
Surfers on the other hand have a very different way of making progress. To even get out to the right place to catch a wave, they need to paddle out to sea. But on that journey, they are confronted by wave after wave of water that has the capacity to drive them backwards, or toss them about in the surf. But instead of trying to look inconspicuous like the hermit crabs, the surfers take all this in their stride (or stroke). When a wave is coming towards them, they dive directly under it and through it. As long as they are 'straight', with their purpose clear, then they won't be pushed off course or delayed in their journey.
Makes you think.
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