Musings on Birds and Fish

Perhaps all creatures on Earth, with their many differences and unique qualities, are meant to reflect the truth of potential to one another. Maybe the vast array of our individual and group presentations allow us to discover our true nature and live at the knife-edge of both reality and possibility. 

 

Life among the currents and waves of the sea is an inconceivable anomaly for a bird, however a fish does not drown in the water that surrounds it. It was built for an environment where ocean flows through its very being to sustain its lifeforce. To the dismay of many a fish, a bird does not plummet clumsily from the sky and crash-land upon the unforgiving ground. It was gifted wings with anatomical precision for flight, and the intrinsic know-how to soar and steer skyward.

 

If a fish should wish to fly—or a bird swim—it may seem inconceivable. However, a closer look at our planet’s history reminds us that the impossible becomes possible when a species is patient for several generations. During this time, evolution is free to develop and sustain the necessary equipment to make such changes. With tolerance and fortitude, a fish’s wish to swim among the clouds can manifest. Though seemingly the stuff of daydream fantasies, such miracles already exist: The proof is in the existence of ducks and Exocoetidae (flying fish). 

 

And what if a fish should fall in love with a bird? Would their hearts allow any option other than an existence spent brainstorming and exploring the possibilities for merging sky and sea? Perhaps the deep appreciation and admiration of seemingly impossible feats allows such creatures to coexist at all.

 

In the end, the truth seems to be this: We were built for certain circumstances, but we are not caged by those designs. Our health and comfort derive from congruent living with our anatomical architecture. However, when the soul dreams impossible dreams, the veil between worlds can shift with determined intention. Why, my friends, would there by flying fish at all if they were not driven by a deep inner engine to kiss the sky?