And when we dive, we're weightless as well for a time. But this doesn't have to end when we head home and again bear the weight of the world on our shoulders. We're not crippled and physically inhibited in the water, so we needn't be on land. Surge goes as deep as half of a wavelength, but it goes much deeper in teaching us beautiful truths about life on earth. Simply wait a few seconds, perhaps anchoring yourself by holding onto a rock or kelp stipe, and the flow will soon go in the desired direction.
Life is like that for some.
Our surroundings may ebb and flow, but one stays centered either way. The oceans are also the great metaphor of the human body in a wider sense. We are water creatures on a water planet, with nothing more intimate to our survival than the precious fluid. Diving presents unique physiological challenges to our bodies, thus serving to bring our awareness and attention to water. In turn, this inevitable increase in dehydration slows the release of inert gases in the bloodstream, a condition all divers wish to avoid.