From
http://goldfishing.at.webry.info/201201/article_9.html
“Goldfish Salvation
One day I said to myself, “Alas, I should quit doing art altogether.”
At the time 5 years had passed since I graduated from an art university. Though I worked hard to achieve my dream of becoming an artist, I was confronted with anxiety about the future and the gap between the ideal and reality. As a result, I lost confidence and suffered from profound despair.
I was exhausted from the mental distress and lay down on my bed. And then, by chance, I noticed a small fish tank beside the bed.
In the fish tank was a Wakin Goldfish, which I brought back from a Kingyo Sukui (Goldfish Scooping) stall at a summer festival seven years ago. Its name was Kim-pin, female.
I didn’t take a good care of her and the water was unclean with the fish droppings. However, she was thriving in the tank and I hadn’t even noticed that she had grown to a length of 20 cm.
I lifted the lid of the tank and looked at her from above.
At the moment, I felt a thrill shiver up my spine.
In the dirty water, her shiny red back was mysterious and extremely beautiful. “
