“… this concept comes from Tom Blake, a founding father of modern surfing and a philosopher of life, and it says we should look for synchronicity with nature and as such we can learn lessons from, among other things, surfing. One of these lessons is that although man and man may always fight, there’s always the capacity for what Hawaiians call aloha. That means fellowship and living in a way that is guided by empathy and balance. We need that right now. Another lesson is that the right path always works with nature, not against it. We surfers take the energy of the sun – nature, life itself – and find ways to ride it, tapping its power and moving forward with it. So as far as I’m concerned, metaphorically, if not practically, we have the answer to many of the world’s problems.That doesn’t help much, I know, but it reminds me that somewhere in surfing there’s something truly valid. It’s a fad, a sub-culture, a leisure pursuit, a billion dollar industry with over-hyped heroes or whatever, but something tells me it’s also an enlightened and completely useful way to waste your time." - Page 15. Surfer's Path Vol. 27. November 2001.