California beaches have a kind of magic that is somehow able to appeal to almost everybody, but remains very specific, and seems to hold something deeply personal to each person that spends any time here. It’s as old as any mystery that’s been part of the earth’s history for millions of years. So although one can spend time here watching new swimwear, and toys that roll, and hear sounds that have electronic beats, there is still something very ancient about the experience.
Clothes are part of a tradition of adornment, and every culture has its tastes. The objects that we use to move us around come about from the invention of the wheel. And the beats from hip hop come directly from West Africa , and can be traced back into a vanishing point that predates the oldest ancestors. Even the gorgeous hotels here, suited with all the latest technologies, speak to a convenience and hospitality that are as old as any civilization that has had guests. This is all part and parcel of the sea’s great mysteries, and there are times when we can be reminded that this is indeed where we all came from.
Or so it would seem, and even if the jump between the sea and the land is as hard to fathom as the moment before the universe exploded into what it is today, we are water. Our bodies are mostly water, and affected by tides and the turns and the whims of the moon . It’s a strange moment, to be vacationing in California, and wondering about how we don’t want to leave, not just yet. But in the greater picture, our lives are a flash, a blink, and we are always just visiting. Some things seem permanent, and they fade into the horizon, and the only thing that survives all of this, bearing witness to these events, is the ocean.
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