A ship is safe in the harbor,
But that's not what ships are built for.
Because in the sum of our human gleams,
We have created the vessel for our dreams.
Its purpose: to retrieve the alien shore,
To scout, seek, achieve and explore.
A ship is meant to fly and fly,
To seize the horizon and capture the sky.
And the few of us with the intrepidity,
To brave the virulent vortex velocity
We are the wealthiest of men ever to dream
And ever to combat a sea or a stream.
And the harbored ships that fritter away,
Slowly begin to rot and decay.
Never has there been a greater waste of a day,
Than that spent harbored,
Than those of us who stay.
- Gael Attal
Heard of this quote from a facebook post:
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” - author unknown
A quick google search turned out several results for the author
1. William G.T. Shedd https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1388-a-ship-is-safe-in-harbor-but-that-s-not-what
Followed by this lovely poem on http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=138752 and decided on post it here.
What does it mean?
- We are purposefully built.
- Fulfill that purpose. Don't waste your life.
- Life must be fraught with courage in adversity while chasing your dreams.
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