The sweet little 6 year old was walking past a fishmongers and he asked his mum if they could buy one of the fish. So they did. The next part is the 'funny' bit, but it's the part that broke my heart. He took the fish home, named it, cuddled it, played with it and continued to take it everywhere with him.
He wanted an animal friend and the notion of a shop selling dead creatures just hadn't even entered his precious little head. Of course everyone laughed at how silly and cute he had been but they're missing the point. How innocent and lovely that the idea of killing fish for food was completely alien to him. This should have been a story that makes people feel sad that we're forcing beautiful souls like him to live in a world ran on pain and suffering. But as per usual they're too blinkered to realise.
Wouldn't most 6-year-olds be aware of how to handle a fish? You might want to gently suggest having him 'evaluated' for
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ReplyDeleteHahahaha well yes that part is strange that he thought he could hug the fish...but if that's how it was handed to him then why not!
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awe..cute and but story.
ReplyDeleteCute & sad at the same time.....
ReplyDeleteAwww that is cute and sad at the same time! That reminds me, I boycott Walmart for a while because of their treatment of their fish. I wrote tons of letters and made phone calls until the fish were better cared for.
ReplyDeleteI love how childrens innocence sometimes gets us grown ups to look at life differently, this is really cute and sad at the same time.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is cute and sad isn't it :-(
ReplyDeleteCarissa: <3 you're amazing!
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