Pete Smith Death, Obituary – It is likely to be upsetting for a good number of you to learn that Pete Smith, the proprietor of Polzeath’s Galleon, passed away earlier this week. Beach Art extends condolences to his family and friends as well as gratitude to those who assisted him yesterday. My post from 2017 about Jonathan Smith, Pete Smith’s son who grew up in Polzeath, and the surfing dolphins film that he made for the BBC is the thread that binds us all!
When one of us passes away, the universe will experience a heightened manifestation of the ripples that we all send out into it. In the ancient Chinese culture, this concept was represented by the yin and yang symbol, which we used to encircle the ripples of life force as they traveled further and further away from the center of the piece of art we created on Polzeath Beach yesterday.
Without death, life would be devoid of any significance; together, they are the yin and yang of our existence, with one rendering the other meaningless in its absence. Metaphorically speaking, when we pass the bar, we come to the realization that we have been dancing with this duality for a very long time.
Beyond the beach and the waves, you can make out the Doom Bar, which was formerly known as the Dune Bar. It’s possible that Pete’s Galleon Cafe on Polzeath beach assisted him in getting through it. I’d like to believe that’s the case!
In the coming days, Pete’s loved ones will celebrate and remember his ongoing journey, also known as his circle of life.
ideally with the realization that the close of one cycle marks the start of the next, and that there is joy to be found even in the loss of such a wonderful person as he was.