[LJ2ME] The Sea: A Proverb
A fisherman goes out to sea. His boat highly equipped with all the luxuries of the world. Having the ability to catch whatever fish he wants in the sea. He casts out a lonely rod and after a few moments he catches the most beautiful fish. He places the fish inside a large tank. He admires it everyday. Watching it swim, breathe, and leap in and out of the top of the tank. Such a spectacle! He began to grow tired of the fish. He wants another. He casts his rod into the sea once more. And moments later he caught an extremely rare exotic fish. None he's ever seen before. He quickly releases the original fish in the tank and replaces it with the other. Its scales gleamed in the sunlight. As it swam, a trail of golden dust seemed to follow. The fisherman amazed at this fish decided this was the fish he would keep. As he sail back to the shore, a terrible typhoon brewed up. It tossed and turned the ship, capsizedding it. The fisherman, under the water, begged for help from his rare fish. The fish looked at him and smile, then swam away. Heartbroken and weak to swim himself to the surface, the fisherman began to sink. Deeper and deeper he sinks. His air slowly seeping out of his body. He closes his eyes, awaiting for death to come and release him. Suddenly he felt something pushing him up. Trying hard to support the fisherman's weight it tries its hardest to push him to the surface. The fisherman, almost lifeless and heavy, keeps his eyes closed. The fisherman suddenly felt a slap in the face by a fin. He opens his eyes and sees his original fish, worried and scared, pushing the fisherman to the surface. The fisherman suddenly renewed began to swim to the surface. Breathing in a deep breath of fresh air, the fisherman noticed the typhoon has past. A rainbow is spread across the heavens. He sees a little raft floating by him and gets on it. He looks at his fish. Without words, they exchanged a heartfelt "thank you". The fish pushed the raft back to the shore. Once on the beach, the fisherman, unable to hold back tears yells "Thank You!". The fish returned "Not everything that glitters is gold. Sometimes the one you threw away is the one that will stick around to save you from the swallowing sea." The fish swam away, never to be seen again.