The Ocean of Life and Death

Everyone has a thought. Everyone has an idea. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has a solution. Everyone has a problem… 

 

This is the story on how some fish living in the ocean debated among them about the “truths of life.”

A Lantern fish who only lives in the depth of the Ocean gave his opinion about the extent of life.

“Life is complete darkness. That is why the Creator has giving us our own light so we can see in the darkness. Thus, we were created to be in the darkness and this is where we will stay.”

 

A Shark meanwhile disagreed with the Lantern fish’s opinion. Although the Shark was unable to go that deep into the Ocean to meet the Lantern fish; the Shark assumed through the information disseminated by an Octopus; that all Lantern fish are narrow minded.

 

“Come up here into my territory, and you will see something different, if you live to tell,” was the Shark’s comment.

 

A Shark has experienced light and also has experienced that there is life above the Ocean. However, a Shark is not into philosophical/religious conversations. A Shark is there to enjoy himself by being feared. There is no time for this sort of talk when he can smell his next prey nearby.

 

A Dolphin, heard all of these rumors. The Octopus accomplished a great job disseminating the information in all different directions.

 

The Dolphin had his own opinion. “Life is vast. It is light and darkness. It is water and air. It is fish and human beings with their machines. There is no end to it.”

 

That mention of “air” was confusing for many fish, for they though that everything that existed was water. As a matter of fact, most fish only had experienced water in their lives but not air.

It was “normal” to believe in water only. That was the common, accepted and respected tradition.

The Dolphin left the scene and started jumping outside the water but the other fish from below were not able to see that far from below.

 

Every fish gave their own idea to the gossiper Octopus. Every fish has their own opinion, their own “truth.”

 

A Seagull flying by caught a small fish by diving into the Ocean. That fish was versed in the recent philosophical discussions of life. The Seagull, took its prey to a nearby rock to be devoured.

The fish told the Seagull before his death: “ Now, I understand what the Dolphin said about life… but even more.”

 

 

 The Seagull replied: “Death brings greater understanding about life,” and swallowed the fish.