Once upon a time, in a deep and vast ocean, lived a curious little fish named Finn. Finn was different from the other fish in the school. While they were content swimming, eating, and playing in the ocean, Finn was always filled with questions. “What is this blue expanse that surrounds us?” Finn would ask. “Why do we move our fins and tails this way?”
One day, Finn asked his wise old grandmother, “Grandma, what does it mean to be wet?” The other fish laughed, but Grandma looked at Finn thoughtfully. “Where did you hear such a word, Finn?” she asked.
Finn explained that he heard the word from a seagull flying above the ocean’s surface. The seagull had said, “You’re all wet.” But Finn didn’t understand what it meant.
Grandma smiled gently, her wise old eyes twinkling with amusement. “Finn, we are fish. We live in water. Water is all around us, all the time. It’s like air to the birds or earth to the worms. We don’t feel it because it’s always been there. It’s a part of us.”
Finn frowned, “So, we are wet?”
“Yes, Finn, in a way we are. But we don’t know it because it’s our normal,” Grandma replied.
This concept intrigued Finn, and he swam away, lost in thought. He realized that there was a whole world outside the ocean that he knew nothing about. Just like the fish didn’t know they were wet, he wondered what realities he was oblivious to.
Inspired by his newfound understanding, Finn set out on an adventure to learn more about the world beyond the ocean. He befriended seagulls and asked about the sky. He observed the crabs and learned about the sand. He even dared to leap above the water, feeling the unfamiliar dryness of the air for the first time.
Each new experience gave Finn perspective. He learned that just like the fish in the ocean, creatures of the land and the air had their realities they took for granted.
Finn returned home with tales of the world beyond the ocean, enlightening his fellow fish. His tales encouraged them to be more curious and open-minded about their existence. They realized that even if they didn’t know they were wet, it didn’t limit their ability to learn, grow, and understand the world around them.
And so, the fish continued to swim in their vast ocean, a little wiser, a little more aware, and always ready to question the world around them.
