deep draught vessel musn’t go into shallow waters
very intriguing title. there is a malay proverb giving an equivalent meaning. enggang sama enggang,pipit sama pipit or common ones: birds of the same feather flock together.
vessel with deep draught have limited under keel clearance. if she ventured into shallow waters, she might have grounded, the biggest nightmare in all the men in the sailing world.
my proverb is devised from nautical jargon, which i am familiar with. both vessel and the sea might evolve. either they evolve conversely or not, depends on the prevailing circumstances and conditions.a vessel and the harbour might be evenly matched. adequate under keel clearance and the vessel’s draught is just nice for the harbour. the relationship is good.
once the vessel increased in size, the harbour needs to be deepened also. because of the prevailing conditions, such as silting and fast movement of currents, the harbour entry might be limited again due to inadequate depth of water.
basically, human relationships are more like resembling a ship and a harbour. both might be well matched in the beginning. but when time goes by, so slowly, the harbour becomes shallower due to strong current carrying mud and silt .dredgers might be employed, but if the outside forces keep on acting upon the harbour, the battle might be lost.
in human, when another person becomes shallower, it is hard to bring the person back to the state it was before. stubbornness, ignorance and just plain foolishness adds up, in addition to that, third party interference. this is a main plague in a relationship.
if the harbour still not deep enough for the ship to enter, the ship might skip the harbour altogether. any other way, both parties lose. if that what it takes, both have to accept the reality. when applied to humans, go figure……….
life must go on. it that is the only way to move on, just do it. are u a ship or a harbour?
February 8th, 2007 at 7:18 am
oi, hang gaduh dengan orang rumah hang lagi ke? tak baik woo…baik salam cepat!
February 8th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Considering that my blog’s theme revolves around sailing & sea, u know that I definitely am not a harbour. LOL! Good analogy, man! However, it could be more efectively written to reach yr target audience better (ni orang PR cakap ni). LOL!
February 9th, 2007 at 12:42 am
it is just new straits times level, unless people never read them.effectively written? ok la written metaphorically. people who swallowed the sea water must feel salty, hehehe….
what to do? you see the old port of malacca. it becomes so shallow, 500 years later, what happen, just tongkang only entering that port. see rotterdam, it is constantly being dredged, make it relevant until today.