there can sometimes be a little inspiration… a little insight… a little much needed perspective when i take the time to look at the wonders of nature. take the intensely pink, stringy examples of kokanee salmon, here.
after miles upon miles, bears, cougars, larger fish and who knows what other predators, these tiny little devils find themselves exhausted near the point of death, with only enough left in ‘em to lay their eggs… and then, well… die.
these tiny, bedraggled little things prove to be something of a testament… and they’re even meant to do it… swimming against the current left bereft of strength, energy and, ultimately, life.
swimming upstream is a bitch!
downstream may not always be easy, but it always feels right. there are still obstacles… but the obstacles seem to provide the necessary challenge i need at the time… i am happier for having overcome them… rather than they’re not having been in the first place.
and while these little devils are motivated entirely by instinct… i have the benefit of freedom of choice. and right now, i choose to lay back and enjoy the blissful, relative effortless-ness of the float.
