Whispers Of The Sea

Whispers of the Sea

By: John Kazerooni

I longed to escape the relentless clamor of the world, so I set off for Ocean City, where I could lose myself in the gentle embrace of nature.

I sought a place where the earth’s whispers and songs could wrap around me, lifting the deep burdens I carried.

I settled into my chair on my hotel’s oceanfront balcony, my eyes drawn to the horizon where the sky kissed the sea, my ears tuning in to the ocean’s untold stories. The waves, endlessly rolling to shore, seemed to be striking the sand without purpose, yet the sound they made was like a lullaby to my restless spirit.

It was as though time itself had stilled. While there were people and kids playing, no laughter of children filled the air, no splashes or shouts echoed across the beach. Instead, there was only the soft symphony of waves, the ocean’s breath rising and falling, caressing the shore in its ancient dance. And as I gazed into the vastness before me, I began to sense two worlds. One was familiar, tangible—where I could see, hear, touch, taste, and smell the essence of the moment: the salt in the air, the coolness of the breeze. The other was the mysterious realm beneath the surface, teeming with life that I could not reach. Though I knew those creatures existed, they remained invisible, their voices muted by the depths. Without the means to bridge that divide, I could never truly enter their world, just as they remained unaware of mine.

In that quiet solitude, I began to ponder our limits, how fragile and naive we are. We are bound by the reach of our senses, confined to the small circle of the world we can perceive. How powerless and humbled I felt, unable to fully explore even the nearest realms adjacent to my own. Yet in that humility, a thought arose like a whisper from the sea: Could there be countless worlds, infinite and unfathomable, beyond the reach of our minds? Worlds that defy the limits of our imagination, too vast, too intricate for our humble senses to ever grasp? ...

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