I grew up with daydreams created from books like Kon-Tiki. There were times in the Army when my only escape from war was sailboat dreams. I’d never sailed, but when I got out of the service I looked for a small sailboat to buy. One weekend I found two small boats for sale. The first boat was an old Sunfish, I told the man I wanted to check out the second boat. The second boat had been sold, and when I got back to the Sunfish someone else was ready to buy the boat. The seller asks me if I still wanted the boat. I took him aside, told him I had no money, but I wanted to buy the boat. He told the other man I was buying the boat. I’ll never forget when the other man pulled out his wallet filled his $100 bills, but the seller said it was my boat. We shook hands on the deal and he thanked me for serving my country. I paid him $50 a month for a year. Life is about passing on our joy to others.
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