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The quote " Lie back, and the sea will hold you", is the last line in the poem and leaves you with curious thoughts after reading the poem. Throughout the poem, the father is adjusting and giving his daughter advise about what it will be like in reality and how to survive on your own. A major theme in the poem, First Lesson, is trust and not being scared of the truth. When people are frightened to hope and trust, they drown in the sea of existence, similar as people immersed into the sea, if they attempt and battle and don't rely on the water to hold them on the surface of the water. If each person can trust themselves, then they will be able to float. People have to have no hesitations, hope, and it will bring them very far in life.

Good job discussing parents passing on advice to their kids, though I'm confused about frightened people drowning in a sea of existence. Can you examine that a bit further?