Not All Fish Drink Water

One universally held belief is that all people want to be loved.  Most would agree with the proposition.  But we would be wrong in making that claim.

Similarly, it is error to claim that all animals drink water because we do.  Fresh water fish do not.  They live in water and absorb it through their bodies, but they do not drink it.

While many people live in a state of love, the last thing they want is the true intimacy of emotional exposure that is born of trust and self knowledge.  They are "in love" as fish are "in water" without ever swallowing the element.

I think that popular culture encourages this type of immersion, seducing us into the shallow end.  Oh, but how painfully sweet the pleasure of plunging into the deep.