The Beach
'' If life really is a box of chocolates why do I keep picking the turkish delight ''
John Doe sometime in August 2025
The story behind the story
Why not write a book
''When I closed the door to my little one bedroom flat . A home my sanctuary my place I knew this wouldn't end well ''
Taken from the beach diary of a dead man
What makes someone make a decision like that. To leave a comfortable life to search for something new. Search for what you may ask . Meaning the truth , the question of life . The monotonous carousell of routine going nowhere never ending just turning turning round and round a never ending circle untill the inevitable. The day when the bones start to ache and the man in the mirror looks back revealing the lines on a face that has run out of ideas.
Is that what was going through Johns mind as he closed the door to his home that night and left it all behind without so much as a By your leave..
He said so in his notes , private notes left in a note book in a bag with a bottle of wine a.. Well never mind .
Adventure. To scuba, he loved to dive, dive in crystal clear water with shoals of sardines, thousands of them the size of pencils among whale sharks as big as a buses and the miriad of the oceans wierd wonderful colorful and dangerous mysterious creatures that lie beneath the surface of the sea.
The other world we know so little about
We know more about the moon than the ocean that we so depend upon for our very lives wellbeing our future.
The Earth the Moon and the Sea seperate enteties seperate worlds so relient on each other so perfect as if through Gods hand and devine intervention and design he planned he concieved the very existance of human life.
John loved the sea . He searched for freedom it was his dream to start something great to make a difference to create . He wanted to create he loved to create . Maybe he didn't know why at first but as the time neared the 31st of August , his final day his day on the beach his thoughts of his creativity was , in his words something to leave behind .
So why not write a book.
It started early May 2025 . As he wrote and recalled his life and it's many ups and downs he realised his creativity found a home in poetry , and in turn as if by a natural progression to songs . It was a means of expression that was uplifting and cathartic .
As his book the beach progressed he took time to reflect and record his thoughts , blithe by writing norms and rules. He just wrote what was on his mind, an illuminating insight into the mind of someone with , well lets say someone with a lot on his mind.
John had a lot on his mind and yet he wrote. He wrote his book he drew his art , like the one you see on this page and adorns a t-shirt on this site.
He wrote poems using words that moved him from the heart and turned them into music . He sang the melodies and played the rhythms from a cheap hotel room in a corner of south east asia underneath a ceiling fan a table and chair a wooden bed with a single sheet and a man with a troubled mind looking at a blank google document searchong for something deep inside. He was in his mind running out of time.. Or was he .
Is salvation real or is it like wisps of smoke that rise like a candle orange red that flickers in the dark at the mercy of the wind the open door that leads to the outside world so bleak so grey so detatched from what is real . Real to who..
He found what was inside of him . Buried deep dormant undiscovered unfullfilled.
It is hoped that you too can find your inspiration , that you find Johns work inspiring .
This is dedicated to all good souls that have lost their way . If you are searching for something , if you feel no one listens no one notices no one is there for you . Stop and take a breath , a deep breath from your soul close your eyes for a moment and remember these words..
There are people who care people you can talk too people who will listen . Reach out to them. You may be suprised that you salvation your joy is just around the corner
If you're one of the lucky ones with the world at your feet the freedom to express yourself and will to travel then give thanks and revel in every moment of joy that life can give. It is hoped that you too will find inspiration in the book poetry music and designs of John Doe .
Find the joy in life don't be afraid sail your ship across the ocean and live your best life..
But remember this if you have a dream. Think carefully think true
The grass isn't always greener on the other side .
Just be careful what you wish for
Peace & Happiness
Greatness lies within