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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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#1086977 added April 10, 2025 at 12:25pm
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What Are We Fishing For?
Prompt:
"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
Henry David Thoreau
Write about this quote in your Blog entry today.


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This prompt reminds me of my childhood when my two uncles went fishing in a boat, and often, they took me with them. I learned a lot from them about fishing, but what were they after, sitting in a boat in the middle of the sea under the sun?

So, I asked. One uncle said, "When we are out there, we don't think of the world and the whole entire crap it shoves our way. We only worry if the fish is biting or not."

His words still make me think: What are we really after? Not just with fishing, but with everything else?

We might think we want recognition, goods, wealth, appreciation, etc. Yet, beneath what we go after lie the desire and longing for freedom, love, recognition, and meaning. Often, we realize this much later in life and/or somewhere inside our maturity's curve, if we can ever realize it at all.

This quote, therefore, is a reminder to reflect on our pursuits and thoughts. Are we chasing the "fish" — a surface-level reward — or are we seeking something deeper, something harder to name but far more valuable?

And just maybe, the real catch isn't out there in the world —but it's already within us. *Wink*


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