Sea Monsters

Posted by Diana Tierney Jun 7, 2007

It has been theorized that Sea Monsters are a way to explain the unexplainable events experienced on the ocean, snakes that are miles long, seals that looked human and other such beasts that scared unknowing sailors. There are so many creatures in the ocean, it’s no wonder that when people started to explore the waters they did what they could to explain what they saw. For many people what was once a myth became tangible through evidence of recorded sightings. My favorite part of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest is when the pirate named Ragetti says “It’s a mythological Creature I can calls it what I wants.”

It seems that in our current age we have lost a bit of that mystery that we held in days past. We know everything now. Why the sun rises, the real reason the plains flood and we have discovered most of the interesting things on this planet. For the most part the mystery is gone. In our generation we have a tendency to be know-it-alls. We know everything there is to know about this planet so therefore there is no need to entertain fanciful ideas such as Sea Serpents, Mermaids and Kraken. It can all be explained away with science and reason.

What if for a moment we don’t try to explain these creatures away? What if we entertain the idea that there is just a little bit of magic left in this world? We haven’t discovered everything, there are still some things left in this world that we can’t explain. It’s entertaining the mythology like the ones of these creatures that allows us to take comfort in the mysteries of the universe. For at least a little while we can forget about what we “know” and take enjoyment in the unknown and through this feel some connection to our ancestors.