The Ocean

In an ocean, you’re small and helpless, surrounded by something much bigger than yourself. It can make you wonder whose life you’re even living.

But sometimes, the ocean can lead you to mysterious places you never knew you wanted to go.

Holding a ball of clay, you’re all-powerful. Your life takes the shape that you give it—and it’s surprising how shapeable life can be when you treat it like clay. Sometimes, you shape your life into something that feels just right.

But if you’re not careful, you might make something you didn’t mean to.

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