Section Eleven · The Art of Repairing a Boat
A slack tide does not mean nothing is happening; it is the time to get things done. After a boat has sailed for many days, its sails may tear, its rudder may loosen, and its hull may spring a leak. When the tide is rising, there is no time to make repairs; when it is ebbing, one dares not. Only at slack tide, when the wind has died and the waves have stilled, can one mend the sails, tighten the rudder, plug the leaks, and clear the hold. A boatwright does not seek to make the boat beautiful, but to make it seaworthy. $BTC
A slack tide does not mean nothing is happening; it is the time to get things done. After a boat has sailed for many days, its sails may tear, its rudder may loosen, and its hull may spring a leak. When the tide is rising, there is no time to make repairs; when it is ebbing, one dares not. Only at slack tide, when the wind has died and the waves have stilled, can one mend the sails, tighten the rudder, plug the leaks, and clear the hold. A boatwright does not seek to make the boat beautiful, but to make it seaworthy. $BTC