A Blind Man's Dream

Once there was a blind man walking through the desert.  He came upon a shell and a fish.  The fish asked him what he was doing in the desert and the man asked the fish the same question.

"What are you doing in the desert sir?"
"Kind fish I do beg your pardon, but what are YOU doing in the desert?"

The man perplexed, walked about with his cane.  Perhaps he had gotten lost.  Maybe he wasn't in the desert after all, but happened upon a body of water not knowing.  He tapped his cane around, walking and listening for water.

The fish watched in disbelief.  Why would a man so full of knowledge, already walking blind through the desert suddenly doubt his senses?

The man stopped.  "So what are you doing in the desert?" he asked the fish again.
"Why I'm swimming, same as I always do."  "In the desert?!" the man exclaimed.  "Of course" said the fish.  "I never heard of such a thing." said the man. "Well", said the fish, "you have now".

"And you sir.  What are you doing in the desert?".  The man replied "Well I am walking".  This fish aghast exclaimed "Walking? A blind man walking in the desert?! Who ever heard of such a thing?!"

Both the man and the fish sat in silence.  Neither could understand how the other got there.  Why didn't it make sense?

I figured I'd take the time to tell you that sometimes fish are out of water and sometimes even though a man looks like he can't see where he's going, he does.  Sometimes looks can be deceiving. Sometimes what we are taught, is not necessarily the whole truth.  So be careful who you judge, how you do it, and above all don't ever put yourself in a box with a fish or a blind man who can't see.  It's those of us that like to be fish out of water and blind men walking through deserts that change our concepts about life.

Today tell yourself it's ok to be a fish out of water.  It's ok to think you don't know where you're going, because you probably really do.  And above all be careful who you judge and how you judge them.  They might just come back and judge you the same way.

-M Jackson