Fisherman = Fisher-fish

First, I want to recognize that fishermen are also fish in this metaphor. They will be called “Fisher-fish" to help convey this concept. Why are they also fish you wonder?

(twangy accent) Well, what we have going on in society are humans treating other humans inhumanly. Such a situation warrants creative analogies and metaphors to address it. Given the majority are men, and somehow Christian, I thought this would hit some kind of bingo and a light-bulb will go off in their heads (hard to do). I digress.

To see the human/fish nature in the other helps with compassion and other resilient perspectives for all fish. This will help level up your fish nature so that at least you are a good fish, fishing or not. More on that later.

So there are good fisher-fish and there are shadowy fisher-fish, thus the title “birth of a shadow.” What makes one good or shadowy? Will detail the good at the end and go straight to the large shadow hanging over our culture pond called malice.

Malice, according to Merriam-Webster, is “desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another". If you are observant, you already see this all over: social media; schools; work places; relationships; families; politics and in nationalism. It seems to be a dominant character trait in today’s society. I’ll weave in examples in latter pages down river. Malice is the shadow and it interweaves hate, spite, revenge and anger to name a few. Malice is the intent, or desire, before the behavior. It is the shadow character quality the fisher-fish could exhibit while fishing.

Reflect, if willing, on the malice you’ve seen or experienced in your life. This will help to sink the hook. - Adequate thought time here -