the important act is dreaming

the important act is dreaming

so let dreams flood over you endlessly

along with the intense desire to make some of them come true

and let's love what should be loved

and forget what should be forgotten

let's wish for passions

as well as silences

and bird song upon awakening

and the laughter of children.

let us resist being swallowed up

and resist indifference

resist the negative virtues of our age.

above all, let us all just be, and be ourselves.

or try to - for as long as we can, as hard as we can.

--Jacques Brel, quote

from A Sea Vagabond's World by Bernard Moitessier,

arranged by Jen Buttery of Hey Sailor