Case of the blind fish

My dad got an aquarium in the year 2005. In order to lift his spirits he just stares at the fishes swimming from one end to the other. I never understood my dad's admiration of these fishes, but now I know what he sees in them.

He got 10 pairs of gold fishes last year (2010). These gold fishes messes up the tank big time. I know this because I just lend my hand to wash the aquarium. My sister noticed last April that three fishes had lost their eyes. My cousin, who is a pro when it comes to pet care, gave us insights on how the fish would have lost their eyes. He said that their eyes would have just peeled away and the other fishes would have gobbled them up. His description gave us the chills. My pop and sister were sure that these three fishes won’t survive for a long time. I volunteered to give them an honorary funeral, for which my sister shouted at me.

It has been 13 months since we realized that these three fishes were blind and still they survive. When ever my dad feeds them, they swim to the surface rapidly and beat out the other healthy fishes. These three fishes have really amazed me, even though they have no eyes and all they do is swim inside a 5 feet tank day in and out. They still survive and go about their business without any complaints. If I was in this scenario, blind and to swim inside a closed premise of 5 feet, I would have cursed everyone around me for the rest of my life. I don’t know what exactly these fishes think, but I am sure that they are not complaining about their weaknesses.

I am trying to pick up this important lesson from these three fishes.

"Never loose hope, don’t crib about your weaknesses, keep swimming, and one day everything will be alright."