The Plover
By Brian Doyle
This philosophical book is blend of life on the sea specifically the pacific ocean as a country), and a wild world of words. It's a pellmel read that demands attention and pulls you into the fantastic world of friendship of discovery of quest.; and just plain fun read.
He is somewhat obsessed with Edmund Burke, who I ha d to look up to refresh my memory is "Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797) was an Irish political philosopher, Whig politician and statesman who is often regarded as the father of modern conservatism."
Interesting quote analogy to life as they get trapped by a storm at sea
" we can't run await fast enough. The only thing to do is face it.... The boat will float if we stay facing the storm."
He referenced - thirten shining ones - so I looked them up. The shining ones are a new age sort of luminescent spirits whose purpose on earth is to help us communicate on a higher , internal level , based in love. In this book one take s the form of a seagull and accompanies them on their sea voyage. The Shining Ones are here to help us remember who and what we are and that we are never alone, never separate. They help us remember that in reality we are beings of pure love ourselves, here now living this life to experience ourselves as that love, in every form and with every experience we have while here . The book doesn't dwell on it, and you could skip right past it , but nonetheless it's part of the story. He does not become new age preachy. At one point where he digresses into a discussion on violence, he gracefully skips forward in the story with " yeh, weird line of talk, let's get some breakfast going..."
A good book, an entertaining read . And at the end - " you can't make people be who they don't want to be yet. You just be gentle and let them get there themselves. " A good thought.
