I think I'll drop everything and just go fishin' (standard:Inspirational stories, 925 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 31 2005	Views/Reads: 3537/2278	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I said something last week I haven't said in years. Where it came from, I really don't know. It's funny, you're tooling along minding your own business for weeks, maybe months at a time, and then something you haven't thought about for years pops into you

I said something last week I haven't said in years. Where it came from,
I really don't know. It's funny, you're tooling along minding your own 
business for weeks, maybe months at a time, and then something you 
haven't thought about for years pops into your noodle. 

I don't remember what brought it on, but I blurted out, "I think I'll
just quit everything and go fishin'." 

Where the phrase came from is a mystery because I can't remember the
last time I went fishing. It's tragic when a person gets so busy he 
forgets about the truly essential things of life. There is nothing, in 
my mind (at least that's my wife's opinion) more essential in life than 
fishing. 

In the heart of my tackle box, I am a true-blue fisherman, especially if
it's a cold morning and I am waste deep in frigid water. 

Two types of people indulge in this business of fishing. 

Some take up fishing as a hobby to get away from the rat race of life.
And there is nothing like fishing to do just that. 

When at work they think of fishing, and when fishing, they think of
work. These are not real fishermen, they just play one on their 
holidays and no self-respecting sporting goods store should be allowed 
selling them any fishing tackle. 

Then there are those who are born fishermen. It's not something they
chose, just like nobody chooses the color of their eyes, the color of 
their skin or what year they were born n although some fudge here a 
little. My motto: a little fudge is good for your soul. These are just 
born fishermen and there is nothing they can do about it. Whether it's 
the sovereignty of God or predestination I'm not sure, I just know it 
happens. 

Sometimes the best thing a person can do is drop everything and just go
fishing. If more people did this, it might cut down on the war and 
violence in our world. 

People need to know several things about "going fishin'" and fishermen
in general. Fishermen are an abused minority and grossly misunderstood 
by the general population. As far as I know there is no voice standing 
up for these poor souls. Maybe its because voices can't stand and then 
there are some voices I can't stand. 

In the first place, fishing has everything to do with the equipment n
and not just any equipment will do. In some regards, it takes a 
lifetime to acquire the proper equipment to go fishing. This is where 
the true-blue fishermen are greatly misunderstood. 

No true-blue fisherman would ever think of going fishing without his
lucky hat. Going fishing without your lucky hat is like going to a 
restaurant without your appetite; what's the point? 

This essential part of his fishing equipment is lucky because it hosts
several lucky fishing lures and flies, all meticulously arranged around 
the hat, representing some story associated with his fishing 
adventures. Some stories may be true, but not all, and in time the 
owner of the hat can't remember which are true and which are not. 

Another misnomer about going fishing has to do with catching fish. Let
me state right here that catching fish has absolutely nothing to do 
with going fishing. In fact, no true fisherman would ever go fishing 
with the idea of catching any fish. For the most part, it is the 
furthest thing from his mind. 

When a fisherman goes fishing and catches a fish, he has nothing to talk
about. And whatever else a fisherman loves doing, it is talking. 

If, for example, a fisherman goes fishing all day and catches 20 fish,
there is only one subject he will talk about when he gets back. No, it 
is not the 20 fish he caught. After all, they are right in front of 
you; what else is there to say about it? 

If the biggest fish, for instance, is 13 inches he cannot exaggerate and


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