Another Fish Story

Later in life the boy learned the true reason why the fish was brought home to die; its photo had to be taken to serve as a trophy. A trophy used as a conversation igniter for friends and family members that would come over, a trophy used as a mere bragging item. The boy was such a young child at the time that this circumstance confused him and brought him further into the world of the unknown, a world so new and unfamiliar. The boy was pressured into the whole situation; he was just going along with his dad, mom, and brother on a simple family trip. The family’s pressure brought the fish in, the young boy couldn’t block out their screams. He learned a valuable life lesson that day. There will always be pressures in your life but you have to learn which are right and which are wrong.

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