On Ships

Many a fine person has set sail on a ship and many a fine person has been shipwrecked. And then there have been many a fine person who has become sick on a ship, causing them to wish they had not set foot on one.

The ancient Mariner would have been considerably better off had he not been on a ship, but in that case he would have been the ancient Landlubber. This would have therefore resulted in Coleridge having to have titled his poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Landlubber’, which, as all will probably agree, does not sound nearly so nice, showing how important the ship in the poem is. However, despite the problems faced by the ancient Mariner, ships have proven to be quite beneficial for others. For example, there are numerous explorers who without their ships would never have discovered countries far from their homeland, because, of course, they would not have been able to successfully make it across the sea and then there are the pirates who would not have been nearly as intimating had they only had row boats. Furthermore, on a smaller scale, ships may provide a hobby for people who like building things in bottles. So, on that note, ships can be as equally beneficial as they are problematic. ♥