The Japanese Catfish is one of the most iconic images of Japanese Culture. When painted, The Japanese Catfish stood as a representation of perfection. Perfection is what we people stride for. It is a fleeting idea. The sad reality is that perfection does not exist. Nothing in this world is perfect and those who think that their actions or their life is perfect are idiots, who will mess it up for themselves. Perfection is the idea that makes us work as hard as we possibly can, yet always staying out of our reach.
Back when I was in India working myself through the high school chain, the one thing that I was absolutely obsessed with was Math. Math was everything I wanted to do. For me in that moment it was Math. I learnt everything I could possibly care to know about Math.Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Applications of ODEs, Basic Algebra, anything that interested me was related to Math. For me perfection meant being the best at Mathematics. Then at one point in my senior year I had a dream. My dream was more of a memory than a dream.
Not only this, but perfection is a relative thing in this world. Defining what you want in this world is just the same as defining your perfection.
Now after that little rant here is the story I wanted to tell you guys.
It was when I was 10 years old.
I was holding a National Geographic Magazine. It was the June 2007 Issue. It was this picture of an Iceberg melting with the title "The Big Thaw". I was captivated by this image. At that moment I knew that I wanted to take a picture like that.
My perfection had changed the moment I woke up. I knew that my perfection will be to take a picture so natural and beautiful that it takes people's breath away. That is my fleeting life goal.
For those still struggling to find what you want to do with your life, Dream big. We tend to forget that idea and follow your Japanese Catfish.
Fleeting life goal eh? Well phrased!
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