Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16
“Mr. Pecket built a
sailboat in his backyard. It would never stay afloat for it was built of
fantasy, irony and humaneness. One night Mr. Pecket did experience his
"Enchanted Voyage", and only then did he discover what life is truly
about.
A MAN
AND HIS IMPOSSIBLE DREAM...
The
man, who lived in a very practical little house in the Bronx with his very practical
little wife, was very unhappy -- except when he puttered around in his
backyard, lost in his dreams. His wife had very little sympathy with his
preoccupation...
Then
one day his dream began to come true and he found himself sailing far away from
home in search of...who could guess?
Maybe freedom, maybe adventure, maybe even true love...” (From the back cover)
Maybe freedom, maybe adventure, maybe even true love...” (From the back cover)
I read this small book, by
Robert Nathan ©1936, as a young man in my twenties and re-read the story on my
Kindle recently. It struck a chord with me back then and still does today. It’s
about hope and yearning and the freedom to live your dreams. It is essentially
a “Road Trip” saga of a man sailing away from his dull and unhappy existence on
his sailboat, the Sarah Pecket. The homemade boat with wheels attached and Mr.
Pecket on board, is launched down the city street by a sudden storm. Later two
other people, a lonely waitress and an unemployed dentist, come along for the
adventure. It’s a quirky adult fairytale.