An ocean journey with a twist : The reality

If you have not done so already, please read the post "An ocean journey with a twist : The journey" before you read this one.

Given that being on the ship is the only way to get to the shore, you would think that most people, if not all, would choose the ship. However, the reality is quite different.

Almost everybody chooses the boats. The reasons are different for different people.

• Some never actually got to read the fine print because the people who brought them to the journey never showed them the fine print, (which, if you remember says that the only way to get to the shore is on the ship) probably they themselves did not know. Also, they never get an opportunity to see the fine print again due to circumstances.
• Some read the fine print. However, they were under the impression that the point was to make the journey. Having completely missed the point that the goal was to reach the shore, the fine print did not seem important.
• Some understood the fine print. However, by then they had spent so long on the boat, that they were conditioned to believe that they still needed to be in control to make the journey.

Only the people, who at some point, got what the fine print was saying, got the real purpose of the journey, make the choice to get back on the ship and completely relinquish control.  In fact, it is possible that everybody on that ship started out by choosing the boat but later chose the ship once they realized what this was all about.