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Spreading love and light across the sea

Beneath the waves

8/24/2019

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Check out our newest video, "Beneath The Waves"!

"Beneath The Waves" is a short narrative film about recognizing all of the beauty that still remains in this world, even among the darkness that we see daily in our lives.

Light dances on the pallid blue waves,
shimmering and glimmering.
Soft clouds drift above; with gold are they glazed.
A gentle breeze carries them on while the waves are whispering:

“There is a place, a place we all call home,
where the light flickers and dances,
even in the gloam.

It lies beneath, beneath the waves,
where no one can harm it, 
safe from shadow.

There is a place, a place we all call home,
it shines in the dark,
warming your heart.

This place it lies inside you,
chasing off your fears. 
This place it lives inside you,
drying your tears.

There is a place, a place we all call home,
where the light flickers and dances,
beneath the waves.”

When shadows fall across the sea,
all may seem lost, like a ship searching endlessly,
endlessly to find the shore,
and endlessly wanting more.

But even as this vessel travels farther and farther into the gale,
away from the shimmering light that’s becoming shrouded,
its hull may not yet be so frail.
Astounding is it, that amidst the fray, by beauty it is still surrounded.

If we could but recognize this beauty,
the darkness in this world would not seem so overbearing.
Remember when you see the waves calm or angry,
and the clouds dark or vibrant, they are always whispering:

“There is a place, a place we all call home,
where the light flickers and dances,
beneath the waves” 


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    Zach Affolter is a passionate aspiring marine biologist and animal/environmental advocate.

    ​In 2019, he graduated from Humboldt State University (HSU) with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and a minor in Oceanography. Throughout his studies, he worked as the Resident Sustainability Adviser within HSU's Housing and Residence Life. In this position, he educated and inspired residents on campus about sustainability and environmental issues by hosting events, writing newsletters, creating bulletin boards, and various other means. 


    Before his pursuit of a degree, Zach remained active in fighting for animal rights. He petitioned his school board to remove field trips from SeaWorld in place of ones that didn't involve holding cetaceans in captivity. He also worked on Peta2's Youth Advisory Board, wrote a blog on the site For All The Animals, served as a Youth Ambassador for Earthrace and Dolphin Project, and helped to organize the Miracle March for Lolita in 2015. 

    ​Additionally, he volunteered with Earthrace and Pretoma to protect sea turtle eggs from poachers. In 2013, he also worked in the Youth Conservation Corp at Yosemite National Park to maintain trails and restore natural habitat. Throughout all of these endeavors, he continually created videos, articles, and short stories about animal and environmental rights.

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