In order to get to where we want to be, we first have to know where we are and where we've been, even in a fog. And to have a good time while doing so. The Captain-a sailor, physicist, and somewhat of a mystic who shared his philosophy of life with the author one summer in Northern Canada-used the above and other nautical motifs to illustrate his personal philosophy, which emerged during his years in India, was refined through his work as a scientist, and gained further depth and substance as he sailed the world's seas. The Captain believed we can find purpose in life through the study of...