The sea is not always calm. There are storms sometimes, waves that can crash your ship and leave you shipwrecked. And if you stay shipwrecked the sea will slowly but surely wash you away.
A skilled sailor has been through many shipwrecks, through many storms and giant waves. But that’s not what makes him a great sailor.
It’s the will to keep going. To follow the one compass that really matters, THE HEART! To stand up even if his whole being wants to give up. Because there is something deep in his soul, a spark, that refuses to burn out.