The Fish in Fish Bowls
In the beginning, it made sense that everyday felt nearly the same. But by the fourth or fifth month, that sense started to fade into deep boredom and exhaustion. School in person, some would say, was also boring and exhausting, but at least not everyday was almost exactly alike, as now most of us just swim in front of a computer screen. The water now is starting to feel stale, as us fish now in fish bowls have so little room to explore like we used to in the open sea, whether in school or anywhere else. We still swim, as we haven’t forgotten how to do that yet, but what’s happening is we’re losing our attention spans, our ability to express our feelings in communication with other creatures, and our curiosity and eagerness to learn about anything. We’ve been trapped the same water for so long that it is making some of us forget to remember that this is not forever, and eventually we will break out of our isolated glass bowls and be able to return to an open sea, full of open opportunities and creatures having gone through the same things as us. For now still, though, we need to do our best to remember our time spent in individual bowls can mean anything to us, and we can get whatever out of this time that we also put in. That is easier said than done, but at the end of the day, when spending so much time with ourselves, at least we’re learning about ourselves, if not much else.
