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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 137 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
I once heard a story about the Chinese, who have a tale about a little fish. The story goes like this:
There was once a little fish who overheard one fisherman say to another, “Have you ever stopped to think how essential water is to life? Why, without water our earth would dry up, and everything in it would die. All the living things would stop to exist.”
Now the little fish, who heard this, became panic stricken. He said, “Why, if this is the truth, and this comes from men who have higher understanding… I must find water immediately! If not, I could also die!”
The little fish in dread of what would happen frantically started swimming around everywhere and asking everyone around him where he could find this water that was so precious to life. No one had ever heard the word before, or no one had ever asked that question.
So, he went from lake to lake, from place to place, from river to river, but to no success. Until he finally travelled to the sea. He went to the biggest ocean in the world and once he reached the deepest part of the ocean, this little fish found himself in the presence of the oldest and wisest fish of them all.
The little fish said, “I have been traveling for days, and weeks, and months, and I have to find it because I heard from one of the humans that water was necessary for us to live, and I need to know where can I find this basic essence of life called water?”
Now this ancient sage, this biggest and wisest fish of all said, “Water? Why, you are in it right now! You were back in it when you were at home in your own lake, months before you left. You breathe it constantly, and you bathe in it, and you live in it. And if you die, you’ll die in it. But as long as you’re in it you’ll be safe.”
The little fish could not believe what he had just heard. He had realized that he had water all the time and he was swimming in it, living in it, and did not even know it.
This is life as it often is. It’s like a plant – it keeps on growing and sometimes we don’t appreciate it. I hope you do.
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