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Joohee's thesis: You see as much as you know.

Pavel's antithesis: the taller your mast is, the more you see

Ladislav's synthesis: the more you know the taller mast you can afford

Society tends to wrap people in cotton wool and shield them from great things by highlighting the problems, risks and reasons not to have a go. I reckon you’re a long time dead – so if you’re fit and healthy and really want to live, get out there and work towards a goal and make it happen.
                Don McIntyre (Ocean Frontiers Pty. Ltd.)