SEA PAGEANT 2017 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
OUR "THANK YOU'S" SHOULD BE THE LONGEST PART OF OUR "SHOW.” (MAYBE OUR "THANK YOU'S" ARE THE "SHOW.”)
TIE NO (PHYSICAL) KNOTS WHICH CANNOT BE UNTIED.
DON'T WALK WITH A ROCK IN YOUR SHOE.
"WE" AND "YOU TOO" ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE "SHOW" BECAUSE THE "SHOW" DOESN'T EXIST WITHOUT "WE" AND "YOU TOO".
WE ARE HERE FOR MANY REASONS, SOME OF WHICH WE KNOW AND SOME OF WHICH WE'LL NEVER KNOW, BUT WE ARE HERE. LET US TOGETHER ADMIT OUR HERENESS TO THIS PLACE WITH EACH OTHER. LET US ANNOUNCE OUR FULL ARRIVAL TO THE SAND, THE WIND AND THE SEA.
THE OCEAN IS CALM, GLASSY, PEACEFUL, AND SERENE. THE OCEAN IS TURBULENT, DEEP, UNCOMPROMISING, AND DANGEROUS. THE OCEAN IS VAST AND SO IS OUR RELATIONSHIP TO IT. IT CHANGES AND SO DO WE. IT IS COMPLEX AND SO ARE WE. LET OUR WORK NOT SHY AWAY FROM THE COMPLEX, CONTROVERSIAL, AND SPECIFIC; NOR THE FOAMY, FROTHY OR JOYFUL.
