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| Looking beyond the vanishing point |
An error
in judgment or a weakness in character such as pride or arrogance helps bring
about the hero's downfall. – Characteristics
of Greek Tragedy, Quizlet
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport - Shakespeare
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| Wealth. Fame. Status. |
In 1969, he slipped into the living hell of a dark
mind; at first, intellectualizing his behavior, and then, when the center would
no longer hold, diving into the womb of salvation and peace, a hundred miles deep
in the North Atlantic.
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| End of the Voyage |
He needed the money for his family, for his dreams, and The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a singled-handed, round-the-world race, offered everything. Wealth. Fame. Status. Yet, he had to win. It would take near genius-level cheating, but we all have different talents.
Wait, here’s an
idea to draw less attention: what about a hail-fellow-well-met second
place? The gods must have been bemused to let such a forlorn, sad man drift and
bob across the whirling waves. What a character this Crowhurst was. Let’s blow
his bark into first place. And that was it - the tipping point.
Gone was a
father, a husband, a kind heart and a good sailor. How fragile and weak and
courageous and strong. Exactly like you.
