In Loving Memory of Bryan Stuart

Obituary

A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says "She is gone."
Gone where? Gone from my wight, that is all. She is just as large now as when I last saw her. Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not in her.

And just at that moment, when someone at my side says she is gone, there are others who are watching her coming over their horizon and other voices take up a glad shout "There she comes!"

That is what dying is. A horizon and just the limit of our sight. 

Lift us up O Lord, that we may see further. 

The Ship by Bishop Brent

 

 

Why Ski?

Psychologists have studied the rationale for skiing - skiers speculate about it - ordinary mortals shake their heads in dismay over it. There is an ambivalence to this sport, there are so scores or points to skiing, but the beauty of movement gives a self-assurance that is better than winning a game. It is a sport that brings escape from the cars and tensions of daily life. 

Skiing brings an awareness of the grandeur of nature; an exhausting exercise for most people, yet no other sport gives such a feeling of satisfaction and healthy vigor. 

Why do we ski?

Words can't explain it. You have to experience the hours and days and weeks of skiing. You have to meet the people who ski - the individualist, the non-conformists. You have to see the beauty of snow covered mountains and valleys. You have to participate in this moment of truth. 

Why do we ski?

You have to become a skier to know.

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