Whhooooshhh , flying at breakneck speed , in every direction possible , a complete Acrobat. A Halcyon Goldfish, deciding to test our resolve of checking, if he was Alive! The lone survivor out of 7 in our small aquarium, within a span of 3 weeks.
A week of being on his own & the Black Moor too, started to gasp for breathe, hardly moved and even his skin, fin, tail started to fall apart. I switched off the oxygen , since there was no movement that day , waiting for him to say Adieu . We observe some movement & I switch on the oxygen again. But our chap is frail , lethargic......
Three days of bidding for time, he survives. We notice tiny, kind of transparent , Lice like insect which have attached themselves to the fish & a few swimming around in the water. However, some instinct propels Mom to check these with a magnifying glass & Lo Behold ..... these are no vermins but baby fish! Which means , our Black Moor is a female & she laid eggs which are babies now!
We are spellbound, confused & before we can digest this discovery, our Mommy black moor takes her last breath. Will these babies survive, I have no clue, however, we sure were hit by a few questions, some information, some knowledge & some Wisdom..... thought provoking phenomenon this is ....
· We still might not know when a fish is going to have babies, but we will differentiate between them & Lice!
· Did all the other fish in the aquarium die because the Mother had to lay the Eggs & these would not become food for all the adult fish. A coincidence this?? Or the fact that we didn't clean the tank as often as we do, since just one fish didn't dirty the aquarium as much as seven, else ......
· Do the baby fish attach themselves on the mother to feed on her? This is their survival & the mothers sacrifice. Matsya, the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu, which carried every species from the old, destroyed world to the New, before destroying itself. Is this a classic example of that???
· Life & Death is not in our hand. Inspite of a day without oxygen, the Mother survived , to give birth to her entire brood, and only then did she die!
· It is all about Survival of the fittest, in any situation that the Baby fish have been thrown into, the strongest amongst them will grow to be adults!
· A fish that kept showing us signs of Life , while giving Life . In its subtle way , she made sure we recognized & acknowledged her babies!
· A fish that showed us patience & true grid.
· An acknowledgement of our Ignorance to this phenomenon, an Experience which lead to some Wisdom. A recognition that every day, every moment , every situation, if one is Aware , there is a Teaching !
