Wednesday 15 April 2009

The Fish Lesson - What do you learn from it?

Was forum browsing at Photo Malaysia when i saw something interesting and would like to share.
Source from here:

A Fish Lesson
You heard of the FISH Philosophy ... now there is a fresh fish lesson.

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.

So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend?

How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh:

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.

IMPORTANT LESSON

Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired & dull? So we need a SHARK in our life to keep us awake and moving. Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active and taste better.....The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge. If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun and you are alive!


Ok, after reading the above, what are your thoughts?

I myself have to fully agreed with the lesson above. We need competition to get better. Knowing that someone else out there could challenge your status quo, you will put up more of a fight. We strive to do better, in order to avoid being eliminated.

If we take out the competition, then we get above our heads and lose focus. Then we slack.
We get comfortable and refuse to work harder. Thats how we just die off silently.

I am sure this is the general sentiment. Pretty much of common sense if you ask me.
True to the Survival of the Fittest school of thought.

But of course there are always exceptions in life.

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The more competition it is exposed to, the weaker it gets.
And simply just die off silently.

7 comments:

silveraven said...

that's because the dacing doesn't recognise the competition as competition, that's why they die. when the fish don't care about the shark, and continue swimming near it, surely kena eaten la right. :p

thanks for dropping by my blog btw. :)

calvaryzone said...

i think they do, but no one finds them relevant anymore. but of course some bad hats still think they are the untouchable warlords in their place, but they are so wrong.

Alvin said...

well, depends on what kind of shark. if it's a medium sized one, the fish can still swim for their life. if it's too big and too fast, then the fish will just give up because it's too overwhelming :)

too hopeless :p

Bengbeng said...

an unexpected twist to yr post. but it is true abt having a shark in one's life to keep us challenged n alive

calvaryzone said...

Alvin,
Can also, even big shark when eat full lioa will stop. So the idea is just don't be the one to get eaten. Therefore, you are not only fighting with the shark but also with other fishes.

Bengbeng,
My original intent was not to make this post political, but suddenly just thought of it lo.

Bengbeng said...

you are right though abt the by election fatigue. most people r a little bored with it already. by threatening to expose etc etc shows PKR was right in wanting to get rid of him. Loyalty to the electorate who voted for him shud b uppermost on his mind

BlurryLeo said...

I agree with that wholeheartedly. The problem with people up there is that there are too comfortable for the past so many years .. Younger generations now are different and dare to speak up and make a difference. To stay on top .. they certainly need to stay fit. If not .. then it will be 'hasta la vista baby' ;)

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