There were two fishermen who where close
pals. They used to catch fish together on
weekends. Since they were busy in their
personal work and family, they hardly spend
time together. It was a Saturday and they
decided to drive to a nearby pond to enjoy their day in fishing. Also, they wanted to have
some feast with the fish they catch. Both
carried essential utensils, cooking
accessories, ingredients and fishing
equipments. They reached the pond. They sat
at a distance and started hunting for the fish. The first fisherman got a big and beautiful fish
in a few minutes. He was so happy and placed
the fish in the ice box to retain the freshness.
He decided to cook the fish as a whole fish in
the noon. He spent some more time and
captured a few more fishes. He decided to make a grand meal with the fish. Also, he
froze a few fishes to take it back to home. It
was almost more than an hour they were
fishing. He then approached the second
fisherman and asked him if he need any help.
The second man said no. In a few minutes, the second fisherman captured a large fish.
However, he put that back into the lake. The
first man was surprised at his act. He
remained silent. The second man captured
many big fishes, but he just put back all those
fishes into the lake. Very annoyed by his act, the first fisherman angrily asked him, ‘Are you
mad? Why do you put your fishes back into
the water? They were beautiful and big!’ The
second fisherman replied, ‘I know they were
big, but I don’t have the big pan to cook the big
fish! So I’m looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! The god is troubling me
today.’ By hearing this, the first fisherman was
surprised. He advised the second fisherman to
cut the big fish into small pieces to suit in the
pan and cook them properly. Many people are
just like the second fisherman. We are provided with handful of big opportunities,
chances and even fortune that we many times
overlook. We need to work out just the same
like the big fish fit into a small pan. God will
always give massive possibilities as well as
problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. Tell
your problems that you have god with you
rather than telling the god that you
have problems.