I have grown up and lived near water my entire life and l have witnessed the ocean's power in all forms. It can bring the simplest beauty in the gift of a shell or the harshest danger from the pull of a rip tide.

The waves, currents, and tides of the sea are much the same as the ups, downs and precariousness of life itself. Just as the ocean can be a mix of tranquility and disturbance so can life be a mix of calm and duress.

The lessons of the sea, both good and bad, have followed me through my personal and professional life. And I have learned that I can often reflect on these and lead a more meaningful life of inner peace.

It is about accepting life's balance of nature as reflected in the waters of the ocean. Facing challenges will always be a part of life, but I have learned from the sea how to face them with calm. As seaman and divers have discovered,many essential skills at sea run parallel to lessons for living a meaningful, peaceful life.

Sometimes body surfing can turn into an all-out knockdown fest from the ocean. Wave after wave seems to come quicker before you can catch a good one. And dodging, diving and coming up for air before the next one strikes can send you swimming for shore.

Challenges in life seem to come in waves and we can find our dexterity for handling tough situations waning.Face those waves head on just like a boat, or else you'll capsize. If you procrastinate. whine, and complain about the hard situations in life, the waves of difficulties will roll you upside down. Be proactive when facing down a challenge.Be determined to solve your problems, or life will be determined to knock you down like a rogue wave.

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我生長(zhǎng)在海邊，一生都在海邊度過(guò)，因此，我見(jiàn)證了大海各種各樣的力量。大?？梢酝ㄟ^(guò)貝殼展現(xiàn)最純樸的美，也能夠用驚濤駭浪帶來(lái)最嚴(yán)酷的危害。??

大海的波濤、水流與潮汐，與人生的跌宕起伏非常相似。大海可以風(fēng)平浪靜也可以波濤洶涌，人生也是如此，可以容納平靜與束縛。? ?

在我的個(gè)人生活與職業(yè)生涯中，大海教會(huì)我的東西很多，有好的也有壞的。而且我還發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果自己能經(jīng)常仔細(xì)思考這些，就會(huì)過(guò)上內(nèi)心平靜、更具意義的生活。?

通過(guò)對(duì)海浪的思考，我學(xué)習(xí)接受生活的本質(zhì)——平衡。生活中，人們總是需要面臨各種各樣的挑戰(zhàn)，但是我從大海中學(xué)習(xí)到怎樣才能平靜地面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)。水手和潛水者們都發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多從海洋中學(xué)到的經(jīng)驗(yàn)在把生活過(guò)得平靜且充滿意義這一過(guò)程中同樣適用。? ?

有時(shí)，人體沖浪會(huì)演變成全力以赴對(duì)抗大海的狂歡。在你捕捉到適宜的海浪之前，浪潮一浪又一浪地涌向你，越來(lái)越快。在海浪把你沖到岸邊之前，要注意躲閃、潛伏、抬頭換氣。? ??

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生活中的挑戰(zhàn)似乎也是一波一波到來(lái)的，而且我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處理棘手情況的能力正在減弱。面對(duì)挫折就好比迎著海浪前進(jìn)的航船，一不小心就會(huì)傾覆。如果你猶豫不決、悲悲戚戚、牢騷滿腹地抱怨生活的艱難，那么一浪又一浪的困境將會(huì)讓你摔個(gè)底朝天。在面臨挑戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候，你要主動(dòng)出擊。你必須下定決心去解決自己的問(wèn)題，否則生活將會(huì)像滔天的巨浪一樣把你擊倒。

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