Guo Chuan, born in 1965, was a "good boy" until he was 34.
He was admitted to Beihang University with excellent results. After graduating from master's degree, he successfully became an engineer in a state-owned enterprise. At the age of 3/kloc-0, he became the company's vice president and studied for an MBA in Peking University. At that time, the future of Guo Chuan was as beautiful as a brocade. But to everyone's surprise, Guo Chuan quietly submitted his resignation. Give up the bureau-level treatment and give up a set of housing allocated by Beijing. "I want to start over and don't want to live like a dead fish."
The sudden turn of the river of life in Guo Chuan originated from an accident in 1998. That day, he boarded a friend's sailboat in Hong Kong. The feeling of flying freely in the vast sea suddenly hit Guo Chuan's heart, and the restless factor hidden in his bones for 33 years was finally fully activated by this voyage. That thing in my life that should have belonged to me just appeared. At the age of 35, he was determined to become "Tabare of the East".
In 2008, Guo Chuan participated in the Volvo Ocean Race. But Guo Chuan also learned the cruelty of sailing for the first time. A week after boarding the ship, he developed claustrophobia. "The whole body muscle stiffness, simply smile not to come out. I can't sleep, I am completely awake every day. " He began to doubt "the meaning of life" and even thought about suicide. His teammates advised him to quit the game and receive treatment.
But in the end, he still couldn't get off the boat. "If I quit the competition, I may hate this sport from now on and I will never get out of the shadow." After ten months and 39,000 nautical miles, he finally survived. He said, "This is not only a competition, but also a practice."
In 20 12, when "Qingdao, China" crossed the finishing line of Bering Strait, Guo Chuan set a world navigation record in human history, and sailed unpowered sailboat, completing the northeast route of the Arctic Ocean without interruption or replenishment. More than 5000 people have climbed Mount Everest all over the world. However, throughout the ages, there are only more than1000 heroes around the sea, and Guo Chuan, who completed a 40-foot sailing around the world, is "the first person in the world".
The biggest challenge to conquer Xinghai is actually Guo Chuan's inner loneliness-a person, a boat, and the endless sea.
"I wash my hair with seawater, take a shower with rain and wash my face with tears every day. I cry at sea much more than in real life. " Guo Chuan said that in the past, when he went out to sea alone, although he only slept for half an hour at a time, he still dreamed of his wife and newborn son. He must come back for them.
10 On June 9th last year, Guo Chuan, aged 5/kloc-0, set out from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. According to his sailing plan, 165438+ will arrive in Shanghai, China on1October 5th or 6th.
But this time, Guo Chuan, who created many nautical miracles, didn't come back. General Patton said, "The best destination for a soldier is to be killed by the last bullet in the last battle." If one day, Guo Chuan will eventually die, the stars and the sea may be his best destination.
After Guo Chuan disappeared into the vast Pacific Ocean, many people asked, "Do you still need Columbus these days?" ? "Waste of resources." ? "meaningless, like inventing the plane again." "Why do we need Guo Chuan?" Yes, what is the purpose of Guo Chuan's voyage?
When Columbus set foot on a westbound ship, when thousands of families lit the fuse tied to the footstool, and when Guo Chuan set sail for the Pacific Ocean, they didn't know what the next scene of fate was. Today, we don't need navigators to discover new lands or climbers to conquer unknown heights, but we need people like Guo Chuan to illuminate our routes and roads.
As Guo Chuan's motto has always been, Pascal, a French thinker, famously said, "I only agree with those who cry and pursue."
In the long human civilization, the night is terrible, but after all, there are stars shining.