This is the sail of my friend Greg's boat. About a month or so ago, we took it out onto Mission Bay in San Diego. I was completely taken by how beautiful the whole situation was. The glistening water, the movement, the giddy children, and this vast, solid sail swaying slowly above us.
Earlier, Greg's sweet wife, Shawna, had been talking about how they'd retire the boat after this summer; it was too much hassle. I could understand this. They had to load not only a toddler into their van, but also load up the boat trailer and the boat. And it was quite old and tattered and always needing repairs.
But lying on the edge of the boat as we skimmed across the water, fingertips breaking the surface, I whispered to Greg, "don't ever get rid of this boat."
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