I am Ocean.  Warm and softly lapping on a sunny beach.  Cold and frozen and heartless.  Roaring with a tsunami.

          I am Ocean.  The womb of Life. And still the home of many creatures.  But for those who left my soft embrace to walk upon the earth, I am almost instant death.

          I am Ocean.  I am mystery and challenge.  I have kept my secrets through the ages.  I have tantalized.

          I am Ocean.  I am not just water.  I am energy surrounding Mother Earth.  I am the current of Life.  I am the conductor.  I am the regulator.  I am the climate-maker.

          I am Ocean.  I am Life.  I am Death.  I am the challenge in between.

          I am Ocean.  Immerse yourself in me.  Play with your cousins.  Feel my energy--my life.  Feel my currents criss-crossing the globe.  Feel me holding the Earth together.