"Men really do need sea-monsters in their personal oceans... An ocean without its unnamed monsters would be like a completly dreamless sleep."
-John Steinbeck, The Log From the Sea of Cortez
and
“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.”
-Werner Herzog
I spend enough time in the ocean, dressed as a seal (e.g. wetsuited, sitting in the surf zone) that I feel as though I should be more concerned about sharks than I am. It serves essentially no purpose for me to worry about all the things that could hurt me when I paddle out; it won't change my behavior, just make me more anxious. And really, I don't need any more anxiety in my life. If I get chomped, I get chomped.
Happy shark week, all.
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