bs3: Backstory to "Why Being Rudderless in Life Brings You to a Stop"

The trick to smooth sailing in life is to use your purpose as a rudder

Riviersonderend is a strange place to learn how to sail. Riviersonderend is a place and a river in South Africa. Riviersonderend-the-place is more village than town. Riviersonderend-the-river needs some explaining. Very few South African rivers deserve the name “river.” Stream, yes. And creek, brook, rivulet, and even rill (Look it up. It exists.) Aspir…