The Little Sharks
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan does not hold enough fish to feed the Japanese population. Thus, fishermen have to use bigger fishing boats to go further out to sea. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring back the fish. That created a problem. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish would not be fresh. And the Japanese do not like the taste of stale fish.
To solve the problem, fishing companies decided to install freezers in their boats. Fishermen would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go further and stayed longer. They thought that would solve the problem. But they were wrong. The Japanese could actually taste the difference between fresh and frozen and, of course, they did not like the taste of frozen fish. This resulted in the frozen fish being sold at a lower price.
The fishing companies tried again. This time, they installed fish tanks. The idea was to catch the fish and keep them in the tanks alive. But after a little thrashing around, the fish would stop moving. Though they were kept alive, they were tired and dull. And to the dismay of the fishing companies, the Japanese could still taste the difference. It seemed that when the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the taste of lively fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
Then they came up with another brilliant idea. To keep the fish tasting fresh all the time, the fishing companies added a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish but most of the fish arrived in a very lively state as they had to swim actively to avoid being eaten by the shark.
The adversities and obstacles that we face in our lives are actually our little sharks that we need to make sure we stay awake, alive, vibrant and active. These sharks make us more intelligent, persistent and competent in our lives. But if we begin to slack off in our duties, growing tired and dreary, what do you think will happen? Yup, you are right. We would become one of the fish eaten by the shark.
Think of the little sharks in your life, are they keeping you alive and kicking or have they consumed you over and over again? If you belong to the latter, then it's high time that you stop hiding from the sharks and welcome them with open arms.
Come on, little sharks, come keep me fresh! Isn’t life wonderful?
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan does not hold enough fish to feed the Japanese population. Thus, fishermen have to use bigger fishing boats to go further out to sea. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring back the fish. That created a problem. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish would not be fresh. And the Japanese do not like the taste of stale fish.
To solve the problem, fishing companies decided to install freezers in their boats. Fishermen would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go further and stayed longer. They thought that would solve the problem. But they were wrong. The Japanese could actually taste the difference between fresh and frozen and, of course, they did not like the taste of frozen fish. This resulted in the frozen fish being sold at a lower price.
The fishing companies tried again. This time, they installed fish tanks. The idea was to catch the fish and keep them in the tanks alive. But after a little thrashing around, the fish would stop moving. Though they were kept alive, they were tired and dull. And to the dismay of the fishing companies, the Japanese could still taste the difference. It seemed that when the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the taste of lively fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
Then they came up with another brilliant idea. To keep the fish tasting fresh all the time, the fishing companies added a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish but most of the fish arrived in a very lively state as they had to swim actively to avoid being eaten by the shark.
The adversities and obstacles that we face in our lives are actually our little sharks that we need to make sure we stay awake, alive, vibrant and active. These sharks make us more intelligent, persistent and competent in our lives. But if we begin to slack off in our duties, growing tired and dreary, what do you think will happen? Yup, you are right. We would become one of the fish eaten by the shark.
Think of the little sharks in your life, are they keeping you alive and kicking or have they consumed you over and over again? If you belong to the latter, then it's high time that you stop hiding from the sharks and welcome them with open arms.
Come on, little sharks, come keep me fresh! Isn’t life wonderful?
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