The Old man and the Sea

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Floating at the Gates of Heaven, Until I Sink

"God of marlins, I have been tortured over the last three days by this wretched human. He stuck a metal hook in my mouth, chased me for two days, harpooned and killed me brutally and then let horrible galanos (sharks) with great sharp teeth chop me up into bits. He did not once think of anyone else-me the marlin-and egotistically went about his self-seeking way. How can I be expected to forgive this 'sinful' man?"

The almighty God of Marlins angrily responded, "Everyone deserves to be forgiven no matter their misdeed. You will not pass the gates of Heaven until you have truly and believingly forgiven him. The man was just trying to survive, just like you. Fishing was his occupation and he did it to survive. You could have killed him after dragging him for so long, just as easily as he ki


On that account I went for a swim to think about the whole situation. I was swimming way out in the middle of the ocean, just enjoying myself on a bright and sunny day, while having a couple fish to eat here and there. But I was interrupted by large metal hook that flew into my mouth after I bit the bait while I was trying to "catch a fish." For two days I tugged and tugged on it just trying to escape this peculiar tool, until my body could not take the agony anymore and I subconsciously passed out. This was when the dreadful being hit me with a club to knock me out and then stabbed me to death with a metal blade. Only after these 2 days did I finally realize what was antagonizing me for so long, a fisherman (not knowing that is a great antagonism for the marlin in itself), but only to die a second later.

"You have been damned to Hell bec

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