How does Sarojini Naidu express her relationship with the sea?
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The vocation of the fishermen is the one filled with danger. Every time the fishermen set out to fish they do not know how turbulent the sea would turn out to be. Yet, the fishermen rise, gather nets and set their catamarans free and proceed cheerfully to capture the leaping wealth of the tide. This they are able to do because they have complete faith in the sea-God and believe strongly that he would protect them when the sea is disturbed and the waves rise high.
They can row without fear towards that point where the sky and the sea seem to meet because they know that he who raises and controls the storm will also protect their lives in his bosom. Their attachment to the sea is so great that they find the dancing movement of the white foam of the water sweeter than the pleasures of the shore: be it the scent of the mango groves and coconut trees or the sweet voices of the people whom they love.