flâneur

what is it you really want? - by Kai McKinney

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and what makes you happy?

Last month, I visited my uncle, a sailor and a boat builder. He is a true craftsman, and among the happiest people I know—a man living in a paradise of his own creation. I admire him deeply. He is focused on his craft, shameless in his pursuit of it, and unbothered by things that do not concern him. A humble and deeply considerate man, he has composed a vibrant international community of sailors scruffy and stately, artists starving and renowned, and even U.S. presidents who admire not only the boats he builds but his philosophy to building them. He embodies the traits shared by those I…

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