My friend asked me why I would go to the sea (a question connecting to her thesis). This was my response:

i would go because it is relaxing. There have been studies on the calming nature of flowing water; its why we have waves recorded on to cds to make us sleep better, its why dentists offices have fish tanks in their waiting rooms. But the sea is also like the sky. It is so expansive, so large, and contains so many mysteries beyond our (or at least my) comprehension. It is the sublime, this amorphous force that can cradle you or destroy entire cities, depending on its whim.