We watched the salmon run today at Etienne Brule Park. It was another beautiful day in this unusually warm Thanksgiving long weekend. Lots of people were out in the park. Lots of people were watching the salmon.
We cheered each time one of the fish struggled frantically to get up the falls. And we sighed in sympathy and disappointment each time one of them didn't make it up. We didn't actually see any of them make it up today. But from the cheering we heard when we were walking on the path on the other side of the falls, we're pretty sure that one of them did.
Regardless of whether they made it, their struggle was moving to watch. As silly as it seemed, we couldn't help but to cheer them on. We could see how hard they were swishing their tails to push themselves up the waterfall. And we could see them trying again and again each time the water pushed them back down.
I don't think these fish have any idea that we were watching or cheering them on. They were just doing what they had to do. And in doing that, and in struggling and not giving up, they impacted people in ways they don't even know.
"I don't think these fish have any idea that we were watching or cheering them on. They were just doing what they had to do. "
ReplyDeleteFish regardless of what whether people were cheering or not still continued! Lesson we should learn when we try to attain a goal in our lives
-Asma
Good point, Asma! Their persistence is quite inspiring!
ReplyDeleteHere's a similar lesson being taught by Dory in Finding Nemo.
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