The sky was cloudy when I was returning home this evening. I ALWAYS sit at the window seat in the bus, and today was not an exception.
I saw all kinds of shapes – elephants, turtles, dinosaurs, eagles and one creature with three claws (dangerous)! Amongst all of them, I saw the shape of a tiny little fish.
The little fish was unnoticed among all the bigger shapes, but it was so small and vulnerable looking that I was instantly attracted.
The poor fish was ignored by all the other creatures. They all forgot that even the fish has feelings, emotions and is not merely around to bait or laugh at. The bait was to ask the fish to bite the food with the hook and sometimes to bite food that wasn’t food at all. Sometimes, the other creatures encouraged it to eat stale leftovers that weren’t of any use to them.
The little fish who was always jeered at, did all this and much more, but yet all its efforts were ignored.
However, they should remember that even fish have teeth and these teeth in fact sharpen themselves on the powerful steel hooks that hurt the fish’s mouth.
I’m sure, that one day, no matter how much blood, sweat and toil it takes, the little fish I’m sure will be given due respect. But by that time, it’ll be too late coz the swift and nimble fish will be caught by the bait and will be long dead.
Moral – Those who understood the story are abnormal and those who haven’t, are just plain dumb. :D
4 comments:
i m abnormal=above+normal
Someday I belive this small fish will become big... reminiscent me of old me... its not that i have grown big .. but leastways i have coined my name as BIG omi..:P
Superb and motivating post.. And yeah tht bait thingie is what i have noticed with plebeian ..
Tc.
Omi
good 1 yar.....i guess m abnormal now...:-(..:P..the fish will find its way...m sure
The cretaures in the sky are neglecting the fish and laugh out loud as they throw the left over.
The fish meanwhile knows that its in the troubled waters, and simply closes her eyes to eat what ever thrown to its corner.
It eats and eats the leftover in this dark little corner, and is quite for the moment.
Days pass by while it keeps both the eyes shut. And one fine day (the day is not too far)it opens up one of the eyes, and discovers mutation in its size and shape.
The fish had become too huge now.
Astonished, it opens up the other eye.
Lo and behold!! to its surprise
the fish is flanked by thick
glowing feathers, waving gracefully in the air.
The fish looks down at the corner
where it dwelled, only to find that it was no more a place to live.
The fish looks at the other creatures who were scary before the
slumber.
They had become a tiny-toy objects to play with.
The fish plays with the toys and has the last laugh.
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