if I think of participating in ocean-ness, it means walking into it. Or other nearness.
Those are the other parts of being close to the sea. Just smelling a sea breeze can make me very happy.
My mother feels too out of balance and frail to go to a beach, but she mentioned a desire to be near one. I said "so you can smell it?" and she answered no, so that she could hear it. She then did a precise impersonation of the sound of waves crashing.
That's lovely. I hope you can find a way to get her near the sea.
Re: Eating the sea is part of being close to it
Those are the other parts of being close to the sea. Just smelling a sea breeze can make me very happy.
My mother feels too out of balance and frail to go to a beach, but she mentioned a desire to be near one. I said "so you can smell it?" and she answered no, so that she could hear it. She then did a precise impersonation of the sound of waves crashing.
That's lovely. I hope you can find a way to get her near the sea.