The powder blue sky is what made Captain James wonder, “It’s time to explore the rough seas,” he told his men.
Heaving the ropes to anchor the ship, the thirst for adventure seeped into Captain James’s mind.
“We will sail the rough seas tomorrow to journey to the edge of the earth,” Captain James confirmed.
No one dared object to Captain James. It was his way or no way. While watching the anchor lift from the sea his men knew there was no turning back now. Walt, one of Captain James’s few apprentices felt the hot sun on his neck and wondered why the thirst for more in some men never dies. Facing the wooden hull of the ship he wondered why some people were just never satisfied. The entire village watched as a crew of men voyaged from their shores out to sail to the edge of the earth, only to realize that the earth was round. They fought off huge sea monsters and weathered the horrific storms in search for adventure. They journeyed thinking that they would soon float into the night sky.
The reality was that the village people would never see Captain James or his crew again. The long journey led many of the crew members to their death and once Captain James found out that there was land on the other side of the world his ship came crashing ashore and he was killed by savage tribes. Seizing his ship, the savage tribe’s communication lead them to believe that aliens were on the other side of the earth so they got curious but were not smart enough to build or sail the rough seas. The village of Hymn, where Captain James sailed from, believed that the earth was flat, when Captain James and his crew never returned, the people of Hymn figured they fell off of the edge of the earth. No one from their village was brave enough or smart enough to ever try it again, but what we see in this story are multiple mind sets. The mind set of Captain James when he believed the earth was flat only to find out that it was round. After that fact, you have the mind set of the content people, who were not brave enough to explore, and lived out the rest of their life in their comfort zone telling the story of Captain James and actually believing that he was crazy. What we can learn from this story is that those who are brave enough to fight the battle and die young are not actually crazy but have the gift to push others past the fear of death. Captain James not only found out that the earth was round but he also found out that their was life after death and he alone was brave enough to face the inevitable.
To live by rules will eventually drive you to the edge; to sit in one spot will eventually make you want to explore, but those who are trapped often cannot venture out without a leader to guide them to freedom. For the world is your’s to explore, and even if you die yearning to find new places, death is just another discovery.
At least you tried.
The Journey to the Edge of the Earth 🌍
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