Once, there was a fisherman who lived in a little house by the ocean. He fished every day to feed his family. One day, he caught nothing except one small fish. “This is not much,” thought the fisherman, “but it is better than nothing.”
The little fish hopped around in the net and cried out to the fisherman, “Please return me to the water,” the fish said, “I am too small to be a good dinner. Someday, I will be big and fat. You could catch me then and feed your family for a week.”
The fisherman listened to the fish. He thought, “Maybe this tiny fish is right. Maybe I should let him go, and then he can grow bigger, and I can catch him later when he’s worth more.”
But then the fisherman remembered that the ocean was vast, and he might never find the little fish again. So, he decided to take the fish home and feed it to his family.
When he got home, his family was thrilled to see the fish, but the fisherman felt a little guilty. He thought about the small fish’s words and realized that he had been too focused on catching the biggest fish possible. He had forgotten to appreciate the small things in life.
From that day forward, the fisherman vowed to appreciate the small things in life. He started to notice all the little things that brought him joy, like the sound of the waves crashing against the shore or the smell of salt in the air.
He also stopped chasing impossible dreams and began focusing on what he had already accomplished. He realized that he had a house by the ocean and a loving family to share it with, and that was more than enough.
The fisherman learned a valuable lesson from the little fish. He learned that sometimes, the small things in life are the most important. So don’t forget to appreciate them, and don’t give them up to chase impossible dreams.
The End
