A Fish in the Fishbowl

A fish lived happily in his small fishbowl.

The water was calm, and there was plenty of space to swim around.

His owner fed him every day and regularly cleaned the water.One day, the owner moved to a new home and placed the fish in a beautiful garden pond.

The pond was much larger, with delicious water plants growing in it. The fish was overjoyed with his new home.

Then one day, a frog appeared near the pond.

"How can you live in such a small place?" said the frog. "It must be terribly boring!"

"Small?" said the fish, surprised. "I've never had so much space! I'm still discovering new things every day."

"That’s nonsense," replied the frog. "There’s a river nearby. This pond would fit in it thousands of times. So many more fish live there so much food, so many animals, it’s another world entirely!"

"A river that big? So many fish? That’s hard to believe!" said the fish.

"Fine," said the frog. "If you don’t believe me, ask the stork."

And the frog leapt away. The fish grew curious. After a while, he swam over to the stork and asked if the frog’s story was true."The frog was right," said the stork. "But he didn’t tell you the half of it. The river flows into the ocean millions of times larger than this pond and thousands of times deeper. There are countless fish and sea creatures. Some fish are as big as this whole pond. "The fish burst out laughing. "That’s impossible! Fish that big? An ocean like that? I don’t believe it!"

"Why don’t you believe me?" the stork asked. "Come I’ll show you."Gently, the stork picked up the fish and carried him to the river.

What the fish saw there was indescribable so many colors, plants, and fish.

He let the current carry him along, wide-eyed with wonder, until he finally reached the sea. There, he saw a shark for the first time.

It didn’t look friendly and the shark had seen him, too. Panicked, the fish swam as fast as he could, but he had no idea where to go.

Above, below, ahead, behind just water.He spotted a large rock and hid in a small hole to catch his breath.But suddenly the rock spoke:

"Hey! What are you doing in my blowhole?""What? You can talk? You’re a rock!" cried the fish.

"I’m not a rock," said the voice. "I’m a whale. And you’re in my nose and I don’t like that."With one powerful breath, the whale sucked in water and blew the fish high into the air.

 The stork, who had followed everything, caught the fish just in time and flew him safely back to the pond.

From that day on, the fish dreamed of beautiful plants, had nightmares about sharks, and felt incredibly small every time he thought of the whale. He thanked the stork for showing him the world and for saving him.

To the frog, he said:

“I wish you had never told me.I used to know everything in this pond.Now I know more than I ever wanted to.My thoughts will never be as peaceful again. I miss my fishbowl.

Reflection

Sometimes we crave to know more, to see beyond our boundaries but greater knowledge doesn’t always bring greater peace.Expanding your world can open your eyes but it can also open your fears. 
Wisdom lies in knowing when to explore, and when to appreciate the quiet beauty of what you already have.