>>23383587Interesting take, let's fold it in.
The man dies, and is buried with the vial in his hands. On his tombstone it reads "I have conquered the sea" The Sea froths and sways.
300 years later, the man is naught but dust and a vial of sea water sits dusty. The Sea froths and sways.
Suddenly, a seismic tremor occurs, jostling the coffin, breaking its seal and vial, allowing animals and microbes to enter the coffin. The Sea froths and sways.
The creatures drink of the water, as the water seeps into the surrounding soil. In 200 years, the water returns to the atmosphere, which then returns to The Sea.
The Sea froths and sways.
I like your viewpoint however. it is very Human.
The story is ultimately subjective, and its telling has multiple subjectives, depending on yours in particular.
If you feel my telling is the folly of Ephemerality vs Eternity; that is one viewpoint; if it is one of Seeking meaning in Eternity, that is also another viewpoint.
The true nature of the story, is that there is no true Nature; it is merely a tale of three interconnected actors within it. Does it have meaning? Does it not? That is irrelevant, it is simply a tale; it simply froths and sways.
Can ya dig it? Or perhaps not? Either way, The Sea froths and sways little sprout, O conqueror of The Sea.
