How can you say that land and water always attracts man?
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You know and love that smell- the one that says you’re approaching the ocean. Every time I’m visiting a place anywhere close to the beach, the ocean or sea is the first place I have to visit. There’s no time to check-in. The water is 500 m away, I can feel it. Now its 200 m I can smell it. 100 m and I can hear it. Fast approaching. My feet have acquired a character of their own. I’m running towards it, with all my bags, to do what? I have no idea! I can’t surf or dive…yet. But it really feels like the ocean is calling me, and I must go.
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But what is it about the water that we become feverishly possessed like madmen? For a very long time, I used to think that it was just me and maybe a handful of people who felt this way. But this seems equally applicable to most people who have spent quality time at the beach. And this love started way before Instagram posts started cropping up with fancy pictures and quotes.
WATER- THE LIFE GIVING FORCE
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Author Arthur C. Clarke once said -“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.” The ocean plankton contribute to more than 50 percent of our planet’s oxygen. The earth is more than 70 percent water. Water is the primary ingredient for survival, which is why NASA abides by the ‘follow the water’ rule when looking for alternative life forms.
Two-thirds of the global economy has activities that involve water in some form. We use water for simple everyday activities. Over a billion people have livelihoods directly dependent on water.
EARLY HUMANS- AQUATIC APES
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Our relation with water is deeper than economics. There is a controversial theory- that early humans were ‘aquatic apes’. Many, include David Attenborough have supported this. The theory says that early lived near and in food-rich water bodies. This is why we learnt to walk upright, to keep our heads above water. We lack fur, have big brains and subcutaneous fat layers, common traits among aquatic animals, but different from other mammals.
The large sinuses we have means larger spaces between our cheeks, nose and forehead, which contributed to our buoyancy. Also, without Omega 3 rich fatty acids found only in seaweeds, we couldn’t possibly have developed the brains we have.
Our amphibian existence was also to escape predators. Coastal dwellers managed to see enemies or hunters approaching from a distance. This is how early forms of kayaking came into existence. Instead of moving across land, humans simply learnt to build simple structures to move across water bodies.
A SPIRITUAL CONNECT
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Surfing, one of the earliest adventures known to mankind was started by the natives of Hawaii. Through decades of losing their traditions and beliefs and eventually finding them back, the activity has remained an important part of Hawaii’s culture. What started from there, seized the world- to passionate surfers, it is a way of life, almost a religion. Many feel a spiritual, meditative tie with the ocean and the sport.
Same goes to the act of simple lounging around near the water. This love even extends to the humble swimming pool. The instant I’m submerged under water, I’ve left the mundane behind and entered a blue-green world where everything happens in slow-motion. Fears and time don’t exist here. My breath seems to go on forever. There is a heightened sense of awareness- of myself and my movements.
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people go to hill stations and South in holidays it shows their love to discover new places.i think its man's nature to explore new things in life. he want to know everything.