A recent news story about
a message in a bottle has gathered international attention. If you
haven't heard the story yet, it goes like this: a New Zealander,
Geoff Flood, was walking along the beach last year when he discovered
a bottle with a message inside. The message was dated March 17,
1936, and contained the sender's name and address in Australia.
After doing much research, Flood discovered that the original sender
of the message had died in the 1940s. However, Flood was able to
locate the grandson and reunite him with this remembrance of his
grandfather. To view the video, click here:
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/video-message-in-a-bottle-returned-to-senders-family-after-76-years-at-sea-3362032.html.
I'm not surprised this
story has been so popular. It speaks to so many things that
preoccupy us: the romanticism and vastness of open seas; the
relentless passage of time; the need to be connected when faced with
solitude; the importance of roots and family, among them. It brings
to mind that wonderful Jim Croce song, Time in
a Bottle, that turned out to be so sadly
prophetic of his own early death at the age of 30.
Time does move on so quickly- this is an amazing story, and one that needs to be repeated by others. It's so funny how long after one has gone away, that later a piece of them can be discovered and touch the lives of someone they love- something we all should leave behind.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen. It is a remarkable story, isn't it?
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