Week 8 + 9: The Search

The human mind is such a powerful tool and asset to us homo sapiens, even to the neanderthal who, respectively, migrated all along the pan-american and European continent. We are constantly in 'search' of something; whether it be identity, truth, hope. The many searches we all can relate to at some point in our lives. For example, in the short film Compassing, we followed Cyrus Sutton (30) on a two-month journey through the coasts of Mexico who was in search of something, but what?
This notion of the search can also be seen in the film Ocean Tribe. A film that followed four men and their friend Bob, who was diagnosed with cancer, and quadriplegic,  on an unforgettable journey with  along the coastline of Baja, Mexico. The narrator of the film, who is also the main protagonist, describes the deep intimacy his friend Bob had with the ocean, along with his other companions. From observation, all the men were in search of something and with the help of each other and surfing some waves they all discovered that something, although vaguely (maybe I will catch it on the second time around).
Bringing me to the readings On Water, by Thomas Farber, where he depicts different scenarios of the intimacy surfers have with the ocean. Daniel Duane does the same in his story, Caught Inside, with his character Vince, a surfing enthusiast/professor at a University in the Monterey county. Both of these stories explain so much behind the surfer mentality, but is it solely a surfer mentality?
Maybe, we all just need to go on our own searches to entirely grasp the truth behind our search.