We Bengalis love fish. Everyday one or two fish mongers traverse the length and breadth of Kolkata parading their fishy fare. Most Bengali families eat fish almost every day. In Kolkata the fish items sell at a premium in restaurants. Bengali songs are composed on fish; plays and movies are mounted praising the eclectic taste of fish. For Bengalis fish is not a food item but it is a powerful emotion.
Have you ever thought about how human beings and fish are similar?
Fish move in schools and humans also go to schools in packs. Like fish, humans have school mates. Fish are aquatic creatures and for humans water is the elixir of life. To acquire a fish, you have to throw a bait and wait quietly by the pond or river. Similarly, human beings take a lot of time to get hooked and booked.
Take a fish out of water and it is dead. Without drinking water, human beings are dead too.
Fish stink and human beings have body odour and they buy expensive perfume to mask it.
The similarities are endless. So, should we eat our similar beings or let them thrive in Mother Nature?
Hope you appreciate my angle and give angling a break.
AninditaRoyMusings 