After I notched another trade show under my belt, I
reflected on the show and what I like about the fishing industry. As I chatted
with one of the show company employee she relayed that she had never been
fishing or hunting. I felt sorry for she has not seen the world wake up or the struggle
for life in a secluded back water creek. Then the reflection turned to why I
wanted her to see these things. Life is a struggle and to view it is not to
live it. We as outdoorsman see the world in its most primal state and yet we
find beauty in the fight for life. Every aspect of our fishing and hunting
sport takes advantage of the basic survival instinct. Are morbid spectators or “top
of the food chain”? Everyone has a different answer to that question. For me I
can only say that I am a part of the dance, I in no way live in the disillusion
that I am top of the feed chain. Even in
all its savage glory the circle of life is a beautiful dance in and of itself.
This is the part of the fishing and hunting that I try to show to others.
Conveying my interpretation of the struggle of life helps me to better
appreciate and pay more attention. As humans we must teach and pass along
knowledge. Therefore I will take little miss trade show fishing and show her my
love of the outdoor world!
Funny how life can trigger a memory by a mere smell, glance or song and today it did again. As I listened to Alabama sing “Feels so right” I was transported back to 4H Congress dance from my formidable years. Since I was able to walk my parents made me speak in public (and thank you for it) especially in 4H and FFA affiliated activities. Well little did I know how far or what a benefit that would be. As I spoke at the NC state level 4H competition for several years I began to make friends and have my little crew with me. We did it all together and were inseparable but being pre internet and Facebook we did little in talking over the year so we made up for it when we could. Being a teenager at a large competition of other teenagers was daunting but crazy rewarding. We had the run of NC State University in the summer and we demonstrated our zest for life in all we did. I vividly remember a girl name Helena from 4H camp. She was everything beautiful and different (thanks Keith Urban “Stup
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