| One of the most relaxing and enjoyable things to do | | | | form of inflatable boat. It seems to me that |
| on this wonderful planet is to float down a river. | | | | mechanization gets in the way of what a river is truly |
| Traveling a river soothes a person's soul. I think | | | | offering us. Have you ever been on a river in a boat |
| Zhuangzi said it best, "I know the joy of fishes in the | | | | with a motor, skiing or fishing, and just turned the |
| river through my own joy, as I go walking along the | | | | engine off and let the boat float naturally with the |
| same river." Exactly, walking along or flowing with a | | | | current? Of course you have, and why is that? |
| river is one of the best ways to relax and get in touch | | | | Because when the mechanization of the motor is out |
| with nature and all she has to offer. | | | | of the picture, you're back in touch with what the river |
| Human beings have known for all of time that a river | | | | has to offer. Simply peace and solitude, plus at that |
| means life. The two are literally synonymous. If you're | | | | point you're working with nature and simply flowing, |
| ever stuck in the wilderness, do your best to find a | | | | rather than using the motor to work against nature. |
| river and follow it. It's said that rivers always lead to | | | | Traveling a river is easily one of the best things a |
| people (eventually). Have you noticed that many of our | | | | person can do for their soul. I know for me, listening to |
| towns and cities were built along rivers? | | | | the gurgling sound of a flowing river is the best thing I |
| When I speak of traveling a river, I of course am not | | | | can do for myself. I used to drink beer to relax and |
| speaking of traveling a river is some sort of speed | | | | feel good, and then I realized that wasn't at all |
| boat, or even a boat with a motor. I'm speaking of | | | | necessary. I could feel good simply by traveling a river |
| traveling a river either by walking, canoeing, or some | | | | and listening. |