Eric Paul Roorda’s introduction from “The Ocean Reader: Theory, Culture, Politics” provides further explanation of the idea of boundaries and human’s impact on nature. Roorda explains how while each ocean of the world is different in terms of depth, temperature, etc., they are all interconnected. He says how each of the Seven Seas shares the same currents and H2O molecules, technically meaning there is one large ocean. This brought me back to the idea of boundaries and what they really mean. A boundary marks the limit of an area, meaning the boundaries of each sea are just separating a specific spot of this one big ocean. These boundaries do depend on environmental factors of the seas themselves but have been created by human beings. Humans are the ones who have decided where the seas should be separated and why that decision was made. This relates to the idea that everything on our planet is created by mankind. While people did not decide what nature looks like and how it acts, they have decided where the boundaries of nature exist.

Humans have also decided where the boundaries of how we interact with the ocean are. There has been a long fear of the ocean due to how much of it is undiscovered. As explained in the reading, humans have not yet colonized the ocean. Humans might not live in the water yet but have found ways to live with it. The creation of watersports such as surfing, jet skiing, and paddleboarding allows people to break the boundary between land and the ocean. People are able to use the ocean for entertainment and exercise and live in harmony with the ocean that was so often feared in the past. I am interested to see how the future will change these boundaries with the ocean. Through further exploration and discovery, the ocean could hold an even larger role in human life.