A needful read, a study of interest, and in the "if the 1% are starting to talk publicly about getaway plans maybe you should too" department...
Hmmm... That post about rich people running away from the reality they created (which very possibly just might bite them on their collective asses) got me thinking about how cruisers should know a thing or two about running away since a lot of folks on boats are running way from something or other.
Oh sure, I know a lot of people on boats have a lot of reasons for going sailing and "taking time off to recharge the batteries" or "I just want to see more of the world" and "I love to sail" are the sort of things most cruisers will answer to the question of why they're off sailing about instead of doing what society expects of them back in Akron, Ohio. While all of those answers I'm sure are true to an extent, they're not exactly the whole truth are they?
Truth these days can be scary because most people don't actually handle it very well. If presented with your real reasons for deciding to sail off into the sunset they might overreact because truth breeds truth and your friend at work who asked you why you were trading your cubicle, continually diminishing lifestyle, and overbearing boss for a small boat heading south might have to re-examine his or her own life.
Plus, the whole running away from stuff has a very negative image it does not deserve at all...
That said, running away from things that are bad for you or dangerous is a highly evolved survival trait which is a good thing. If your spidey sense tells you that your job or lifestyle makes you unhappy or is otherwise counterproductive to your very existence, running makes all kinds of sense.
Something you might want to keep in mind is that running away is a pretty awesome survival trait. Those who are both fleet of foot and listen to their Spidey sense early always have the advantage. Just consider the old adage about not needing to be faster than the bear chasing you... You just have to be faster than the other guy.
So, a few words of import from the great philosopher Nesmith...
Wherever it goes and it's rolling out of here"
Listening to a bunch of the Band covers.
So it goes...
