Why Dive? How Do I Begin? [Part 3 of 7]

Why Dive? How Do I Begin? [Part 3 of 7]
by
Robert Keeney
Copyright (c) December 2003

Thought-provoking question...with many answers...

Your Opportunity to better understand Universal Love --
Explore more your underwater world. Practice your dive
skills. Add new skills. Become even more at-one with your
underwater surroundings. Become more aware of your immersion
within a Universal Love which connects us all...

OK! You earned your basic OpenWater C-card. You since have
logged quite a few dives. You want more...your next level
C-card, AdvancedOpenWater. You are ready.

When you go for your AdvancedOpenWater certification, you
will complete 5 special dives. The Deep Dive is requisite
for you to dive deeper than 60fsw (feet-sea-water) to the
recreational limit of 130fsw. the other requisite dive is
Underwater Navigation -- where's the shore/boat, etc.? There
are a great number of other dives you can choose from which
suit your interests. Drift Dive and Night Dive are always
good to know.

Now the fun really begins. No more classes...no more
Confined Water Dives where you learned and practiced your
basic skills. Just you and maybe a few others and your
instructor. Do the Knowledge Reviews at home. Show and
discuss these with your instructor. Do the dives under your
instructor's supervision. Visit your PADI shop and discuss
these with your chosen instructor.

Night Diving is an intense, positive underwater experience.
Imagine yourself about 15 to 35 feet below the surface. The
full moon shimmers from above. You turn off your dive light.
Your eyes adjust to the warm glow from the moon. You
carefully pass various fish who sleep throughout the night.
You watch all the various corals feed. You notice many
creatures out and about which hide or sleep during the day.
You are suspended in warm water almost the same temperature
as your body. You allow yourself to drift back to that time
your mother carried you. You feel yourself embraced by a
Universal Love...

When you surface, your viewpoint has changed. You feel more
alive... More in-tune... More secure... You grasp more the
non-verbalized Universal Love...binding together all
creatures including our own species.

Seek more training and purchase more equipment. Safely and
comfortably venture below for extended periods. Become more
relaxed. Receive greater enlightenment. Choose PADI's Night
Dive as part of your next certification level.

In this article, Part 3 of a 7-part series, you discovered
how you can better experience Universal Love and bring it
back to your surface world.

Part 4 of this 7-part series will help you become a more
aware adventurer. You will get more into the Spirit of
diving...a positive change in your attitude as you embrace
more fully your familiar underwater world.

Dive S.A.F.E.

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Robert Keeney, a PADI Instructor and Dive Adventure
Specialist, has arranged dive adventures since 1993. His
Soft Scuba arranges - accommodations, discounted airfare
and diving. Learn more -
( http://www.SoftScuba.com )...and receive your
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