I understand now why seamen used to believe in mermaids, maybe still do. I stood on the shore of a choppy south China Sea and I understood. As the fading sun slipped in an around the waves I could swear I saw heads poking out of the water in curiosity. Impossible. But the endless expansion of busy sea, the slight of eye, the mistake of subconscious could make a person believe anything.
When I watched the sun set over Manila Bay I was overwhelmed by the squatter community behind me and the pollution in front of me.Standing,watching the sun set over the South China sea this weekend I felt stronger.
